Asahikawa is famous for its ramen. Visiting Asahikawa’s Ramen village give one of the best selections of the dish in the city.

You’ll have plenty of styles to choose from, but Shoyu Ramen (soya) is what the city is most known for. There’s no rush to buy and I doubt you can make a bad purchase at Asahikawa’s Ramen Village – it all looks so tasty!

Asahikawa is well known for its style of ramen. Often an oily broth with thin and wavy noodles, all the regular toppings are available as well – like an egg, bamboo shoots, green onions, corn and plenty more.

Coupling this small ramen village with a sake tasting is a great way to spend a half day and try some delicious Japanese food and sake. These two places are pretty close together – Asahikawa Ramen Village is 1km east from the Sake Museum.

 

What exactly is the ramen village of Asahikawa?

First off, I would really class it as a “village”. It’s a one-story building with a little information centre and 8 ramen shops that all offer varieties of the popular dish.

Each of the 8 shops in Asahikawa Ramen Village are well known and famous for their tasty ramen – it makes the choice of which to get a little challenging, but you can’t really go wrong!

Each of these little restaurants has other, larger shops in the city, so the items on the menu are the best they have to offer. A single bowl of Ramen at the village will cost around 800 Yen ($7.30 USD).

I visited just after lunch and many of the ramen outlets were empty after the mid-day rush. All the staff were extremely friendly and greeted me multiple times during my quick meal.

The opening times for Asahikawa s Ramen Village are 11am to 8pm.

 

How do I get to Asahikawa Ramen Village?

Asahikawa is a city on Honshu, Japan’s north island. And is well connected by public transport.

While walking is an option, there are other options to make the journey much quicker.

• Taking the train to Asahikawa Ramen Village is easy. Hop on at Asahikawa Station, get off at Minami-Nagayama Station. From here it’s only a 5-minute walk.
• There is also a bus option to the ramen village of Asahikawa. Once again, from Asahikawa Station, take the 35-minute journey to Nagayam-Jujo-Yonchome stop, it’s around a 5-minute walk from this stop as well.

Looking to try some delicious ramen in Asahikawa? The Ramen Village is where you need to head!

Have you visited Ashikawa’s Ramen Village? What did you think? I’d love to hear below in the comments!

 

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