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Tanaka Shoten: Get a Taste of Hakata Ramen in Tokyo

Yuri Sakurada

by GoWithGuide travel specialist:Yuri Sakurada

Last updated : Feb 25, 20213 min read

Food & Drink

If you are looking for that nostalgic taste of tonkotsu (pork bone) ramen you have probably tasted in Fukuoka, Tanaka Shoten is the place to go. Situated in the outskirts of Tokyo, Tanaka Shoten is known to serve one of the best Hakata/Nagahama-style ramen in a distance just outside the boundaries of metropolitan Tokyo. 

 

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What is Hakata and Nagahama ramen?

 

Hakata and Nagahama are two districts in Fukuoka city, an urbanized city situated at the northern parts of the Kyushu region. Hakata-style and Nagahama-style ramen used to have different tastes but are presently indistinguishable.

 

Hakata/Nagahama ramen have soup made from tonkotsu (pork bones). The pork bones are boiled for an amount of time at high heat in order to extract the rich flavor from the pork bone marrows. The noodles used are thin and white, with a very firm texture.  

 

Tanaka Shoten, unlike the other tonkotsu ramen shops, is an independent restaurant which originated from Tokyo itself. It is not a branch of any ramen restaurant chain from Fukuoka.    

 

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Tanaka Shouten

2-14-6 Hitotsuya, Adachi, Tokyo Prefecture 121-0075, Japan

+81 3-3860-3232

www.tanaka-shoten.net

 

Business hours:

Open daily, except Mondays

6:00 PM – 4:00 AM 

 

How to eat ramen in Japan and what not to do!

In this video you will learn you how to eat and appreciate ramen, specially tsukemen, what to do when eating and what not to do when eating any kind of ramen in Japan! It also mentions about the ingredients and curiosities about the Tsukemen ramen!
You can click here to watch the video, or click on the embedded video below:

This is from the Japan Fan channel where you can learn more about Japan: Japan Fan youtube Channel

 

Written by Yuri Sakurada

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