RAMEN HISTORY
17C：
Shogun “Mitsukuni Mito” ate ramen. He was the first Japanese who ate ramen.
18C 〜19C：
The first ramen shop in Japan ”Rairai-ken” opened.
1923 ：
After the Grand Kanto Earthquake*, the population was scattered in rural areas. As a result, the ramen food culture spread rapidly throughout Japan.
*One of the biggest earthquake happened on Tokyo in 1923.
1958 ：
“Cup noodle”, the first instant noodle in Japan, was launched.
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2015 ：
A ramen restaurant* became the world’s first ramen restaurant with a Michelin star, according to “The Michelin Guide Tokyo 2016” . * “Tsuta” in Tokyo.
RAMEN FOR JAPANESE PEOPLE
Ramen is one of the most popular traditional food in Japan. Some families cook ramen by themselves at home and they sometimes visit a ramen restaurant and enjoy delicious ramen.
HOW TO ORDER
There are a few rules in Ramen Restaurants in Japan. They are really easy but you should check them in advance to make things run smoothly!
On top of that, unfortunately, there are few ramen restaurants which support English or any foreign languages. I will provide you a comparison table between Japanese and English on the page “How to order”, so please use it when ordering.