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!

Chiba
Katsuura Tantanmen
Chiba Ramen

Katsuura Tantanmen

Katsuura Tantanmen is quite spicy, but delicious. It became a local staple among fishermen and others who worked at sea, who ate it to warm up after cold days on the water—so it...

Kanagawa
Iekei Ramen
Kanagawa Ramen

Iekei Ramen

Iekei Ramen traces its history to 1974, when Yoshimuraya opened in Isogo Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Its soup is typically made with pork bones and soy sauce, and it is...

Kanagawa
Sanma-men
Kanagawa Ramen

Sanma-men

Sanma-men is a regional ramen dish that originated in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. It consists of thin noodles in a soy sauce- or salt-based broth, topped with crisp vegetable...

Tokyo
Hachioji Ramen
Tokyo Ramen

Hachioji Ramen

This ramen highlights the sweetness of onions. Its broth is soy sauce-based, with lard adding sweetness and a distinctive richness. Since the start of the 21st century, Hachioji...

Toyama
Toyama Black Ramen
Toyama Ramen

Toyama Black Ramen

Toyama Black Ramen is a local ramen style that originated in central Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture. It was originally made for workers, and its flavor is correspondingly hearty...

Fukushima
Kitakata Ramen
Fukushima Ramen

Kitakata Ramen

As its name suggests, Kitakata Ramen is a regional ramen from Kitakata, Fukushima. It is often considered one of Japan’s three great ramen styles, alongside Sapporo and Hakata r...

Yamagata
Sakata Ramen
Yamagata Ramen

Sakata Ramen

Sakata Ramen is a regional ramen style said to have originated in the northern Shōnai region, centered on Sakata City in Yamagata Prefecture. Its broth is made with pork bones, ...

Akita
Jumonji Ramen
Akita Ramen

Jumonji Ramen

Jumonji Ramen is a local specialty beloved in the Jumonji area of Yokote, Akita Prefecture. It is known for its Japanese-style soy sauce broth made with dried sardines and bonit...

Miyagi
Sendai Ramen
Miyagi Ramen

Sendai Ramen

Sendai ramen refers to ramen that has long been enjoyed in and around Sendai. Many versions are on the spicy side and use miso produced in the region. Spicy miso ramen is especi...

Iwate
Goemon Ramen
Iwate Ramen

Goemon Ramen

Goemon Ramen is a spicy hidden local specialty of Tono, beloved by the city’s residents. Despite its unusual name, it is served at various restaurants throughout Tono, and the f...

Aomori
Miso Curry Milk Ramen
Aomori Ramen

Miso Curry Milk Ramen

A local specialty from Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture, with a carefully balanced broth based on miso, curry powder, and milk. It is topped with butter, bean sprouts, menma, and ...

Hokkaido
Hakodate Ramen
Hokkaido Ramen

Hakodate Ramen

Hakodate Ramen is one of Hokkaido’s best-known regional ramen styles, alongside Sapporo Ramen and Asahikawa Ramen. Its clear, salt-seasoned broth is made with stock such as pork...

Hokkaido
Kushiro Ramen
Hokkaido Ramen

Kushiro Ramen

Kushiro Ramen is a local ramen style beloved in and around Kushiro City, Hokkaido. It is characterized by thin, curly noodles and a light soy-sauce broth. Its roots are said to ...

Hokkaido
Asahikawa Ramen
Hokkaido Ramen

Asahikawa Ramen

One of Hokkaido’s three major ramen styles, Asahikawa Ramen is a simple dish made with thin, curly noodles in a soy sauce-based double broth combining pork bone and seafood. A l...

Hokkaido
Sapporo Ramen
Hokkaido Ramen

Sapporo Ramen

Sapporo Ramen originated in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Known for its rich miso broth and firm, curly noodles, it is one of Japan’s best-known ramen styles. Its history is said to have b...

Yamagata
Hiyashi ramen
Yamagata Ramen

Hiyashi ramen

It was born to survive the hot summer in Yamagata. It is a cold ramen that originated in Yamagata City. As its name suggests, it is cold ramen, and both soup and noodles are co...