All About Japan

5 Awesome Third-Wave Coffee Shops in Tokyo

Move over Starbucks and Tully’s, a new wave of coffee is beginning to surge in Japan.

Two-Star French Chef Uses Japanese Ingredients

At Cuisine[s] Michel Troisgros in Shinjuku, executive chef Guillaume Bracaval is passionate about the quality of everything in his kitchen.

Buddhism Through the Stomach

A Buddhist monk shares his religion through cooking and cookbooks.

10 Properly Hot-hot Tokyo Ramen Shops

Spicy ramen is a standard cold-weather craving, with one bite enough to get the sweat going.

Me vs. Ramen Jiro

Ashley cuts through the garlic-heavy air to get at a massive bowl of Ramen Jiro.

Halal Ramen Comes to Tokyo

In response to the global ramen renaissance, some restaurants in Japan are adapting to make their food more accessible to foreign visitors—like this restaurant in Asakusa, which serves halal ramen.

Michelin Mania: 8 Hot Minowa Ramen Shops

When ramen shop Toy Box was picked up in the 2015 Tokyo Michelin Guide, it put a magnifying glass on the triangle between Minowa, Minami-Senju and Machiya Stations in northeastern Tokyo.

Ramen Alchemist Forms Over 600 Flavors

Tokyo-based “Ramen Magician” Kenji Tsukada crisscrosses Japan to source top-notch ingredients.

Ramen Adventures’ Top 5 of 2015

Ramen Adventures has been documenting the best bowls in Japan since October 2008. Here we present the hot ramen blogger’s top five picks for 2015 (so far).

Ramen Adventures’ Best of the Best

Instead of a Top Ten Ramen in Tokyo, Ramen Adventures goes with a Top Three-ish in eight different categories.

Top Ramen YouTuber Ranking 2015

Video is the way of the future, and ramen is along for the ride.

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