Throughout Japan there are a number of what are called "ramen theme parks". These theme parks are not outdoor affairs with clowns, balloons and roller coasters but rather they are inside shopping centers and malls and the theme, surprisingly enough, is ramen. The most famous one is probably the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum, actually that one is more like a real museum than a theme park, however it's a commercial enterprise like all the rest to be sure.I have been to several of the ramen theme parks in and near Tokyo and I will present links to the reviews or external sites here:Shin-Yokohama Ramen MuseumRamen Square NY (Tachikawa City)Ramen Kokugikan (Odaiba)Shinatatsu (Shinagawa) (a branch of the excellent Tetsu is here) ...full story at Ramen Tokyo
from Ramen Tokyo on Sun, Jun 29 2008
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| 19 Oct 08 |
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Shin Yokohama Japan Ramen Museum - Japanese Food »
YouTube video Video from the the Shin-Yokohama Japan Ramen Museum. What a cool place. This isn't your average cup-o-noodles joint. Probably the best noodles and soup I have ever eaten. Tonkotsu ramen is AWESOME. |
| 15 Sep 08 |
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| 02 Sep 07 |
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Kake Ramen Ichiban/KamiOsakiかけらーめん一番/上大崎 » Ramen Tokyo Kake Ramen Ichiban is a small chain of about 6 or 7 ramen shops in Tokyo and a couple outside of it. Actually Kake Ramen is more like a Chinese restaurant that also has ramen on the menu. The Kami Osaki branch, just north of Meguro station on the... |
| 28 Jun 08 |
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Iroha/Odaibaいろは/お台場 » Ramen Tokyo Ramen Kokugikan is another one of the "ramen theme parks" in Tokyo. I am going to be trying to go to some more of those over the next few weeks. It is located in the Odaiba Aqua City in Odaiba, one of the larger shopping areas of Tokyo, on the bay in sight of Rainbow Bridge. You can reach Odaiba by the Yurikamome (the monorail) or the Rinkai lines. I presume that this place is supposed to be named after the famous sumo tournament location in eastern Tokyo, the Ryogoku Kokugigan. There were suprisingly few people in there for a Sunday afternoon. Of the stores in the shop (a picture of the shop list on the wall is above, as well as a picture of Rainbow Bridge), I decided to go with Menya Iroha as the Toyama black shoyu "kodawari" ramen with extra pork (5 thick-cut slices, 200 g of pork total) looked quite good - a bit pricey at 1300 yen though. Kodawari = extra special ingredients and attention to detail. All of the shops have small sizes, they feel that perhaps they can get people to try more than one. The noodle portion was quite small, only 200 grams, and that was the omori size that the waiter offered as a free service. The broth was quite rich, a "grilled" or "toasted" taste, but it was a taste that took a second or two to develop in your mouth, the broth was served really hot too. There is a bottle of extra-strong black shoyu on the table and it is worth adding some more of that to your bowl. You can also get ramen kits at this store to take home and make it yourself, those are the black and white boxes above the ticket machine.Ramen Kokugikan Home Page (English)Menya Iroha Home PageDiddlefinger Map (English labels)Google Map |
| 17 Aug 08 |
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Tokyo Ramen - Ippudo and Jangara Kakuni Ramen with Extra Garlic, Yum » Japan Window I love ramen. My favorite is Tonkotsu ramen loaded with garlic. The best shops put a bowl of raw garlic cloves on the counter, and I add 2 or 3 to the broth which is usually thick with garlic already. If you're looking for great, strong tasting ramen, I... |
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