Japanese Cuisine - Ramen

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Ramen Cooking Class in Tokyo

There are several popular types of ramen that evolved in Japan's diverse regions. Learn how to cook ramen yourself while you're in Tokyo so you can bring a taste of Japan back home with you!

Hiroshima
Hiroshima Ramen
Hiroshima Ramen

Hiroshima Ramen

Hiroshima Ramen features a pork-bone and soy sauce broth made by simmering pork bones, chicken carcasses, and vegetables until the stock turns cloudy. Despite its pork-bone base...

Hiroshima
Shirunashi Tantanmen
Hiroshima Ramen

Shirunashi Tantanmen

In Japan, tantanmen is usually served in a soup, but in Sichuan Province, China, where tantanmen originated, soupless tantanmen is more common. Sichuan cuisine recognizes a conc...

Hiroshima
Onomichi Ramen
Hiroshima Ramen

Onomichi Ramen

Onomichi Ramen features a soy sauce-based broth topped with pork back fat for added richness. Its distinctive chicken broth is enhanced with a seafood stock, often made with dri...

Okayama
Kasaoka Ramen
Okayama Ramen

Kasaoka Ramen

Kasaoka Ramen is one of Okayama Prefecture’s signature local ramen styles, originating in Kasaoka City. Its defining features are a soy sauce-based broth made with chicken bones...

Okayama
Okayama Ramen
Okayama Ramen

Okayama Ramen

Okayama Ramen refers to ramen that developed mainly in Okayama City. It is said to have originated just after World War II, when ramen was served from food stalls and makeshift ...

Wakayama
Wakayama Ramen
Wakayama Ramen

Wakayama Ramen

Now one of Wakayama’s signature dishes, Wakayama Ramen is usually called “chūka soba” (Chinese-style noodles). Based on the broth, it can be divided into three styles: soy sauce...

Nara
Tenri Ramen
Nara Ramen

Tenri Ramen

Tenri Ramen is a local ramen style that originated in Tenri, Nara Prefecture. It is known for its spicy, rich, full-bodied soy sauce broth made with pork bone and chicken stock,...

Shiga
Ōmi Champon
Shiga Ramen

Ōmi Champon

Ōmi Champon was first created at our restaurant more than half a century ago. Since then, it has become a staple throughout Shiga Prefecture, especially around Hikone, and is ev...

Gifu
Hida-Takayama Ramen
Gifu Ramen

Hida-Takayama Ramen

Takayama ramen is a type of ramen mainly enjoyed in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture. It features a light soy-based broth made with chicken bones and very thin, curly noodles. Unlike m...

Aichi
Ankake Spaghetti
Aichi Ramen

Ankake Spaghetti

Ankake Spaghetti originated in Nagoya. Unlike Italian pasta, where sauce is tossed with freshly boiled spaghetti, this dish uses thick noodles that are boiled ahead of time and ...

Aichi
Taiwan Ramen
Aichi Ramen

Taiwan Ramen

Taiwan Ramen is one of Nagoya’s signature dishes. It consists of noodles in a spicy, soy-based soup, topped with ground pork, garlic chives, bean sprouts, and other ingredients ...

Gunma
Fujioka Ramen
Gunma Ramen

Fujioka Ramen

Fujioka Ramen, a local specialty from Fujioka City in Gunma Prefecture, brings together the region’s food culture and the care of its ramen makers. It is said to have emerged af...

Gunma
Takasaki Ramen
Gunma Ramen

Takasaki Ramen

Takasaki, in Gunma Prefecture, is home to a large number of ramen shops, each competing to stand out. Some have a bistro-like style, while others specialize in traditional shina...

Tochigi
Sano Ramen
Tochigi Ramen

Sano Ramen

Sano Ramen, a local specialty of Sano City in Tochigi Prefecture, is known for its hand-made noodles pressed with green bamboo and its clear soy sauce broth. By carefully stretc...

Ibaraki
Stamina Ramen
Ibaraki Ramen

Stamina Ramen

This local ramen originated in Ibaraki in the 1970s. Thick noodles, chilled in cold water, are generously topped with a sweet-and-savory soy-based thickened sauce. The topping i...

Chiba
Takeoka Ramen
Chiba Ramen

Takeoka Ramen

Takeoka Ramen originated in Takeoka, Futtsu City, Chiba Prefecture. Its preparation is distinctive: soy-sauce seasoning is mixed with the water used to boil the noodles, creatin...