Japan · ramen · culture

The Ramen Journal.

Stories for travelers who want to understand what is in the bowl and the places that shaped it. Each factual guide links to the sources we checked.

Editorial watercolor illustration of a Kitakata-style ramen bowl at dawnOriginal editorial illustration

Ramen culture · Fukushima

When ramen is breakfast.

In Kitakata, the day can begin with a bowl of flat, curly noodles. Meet the morning ritual and the town around it.

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Editorial illustration of a miso ramen bowl inspired by SapporoEditorial illustration

Regional ramen · Hokkaido

Three cities. Three ways to keep a bowl warm.

Sapporo miso, Hakodate shio and Asahikawa shoyu show how one northern island made room for very different kinds of ramen.

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