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Ramen Yokocho, with Rai Rai Ken 2nd from left.

Ask any Japanese what they would like to eat in Sapporo and invariably one of the first answers is the ubiquitous Ramen. These bowls of noodles are of course found everywhere else in Japan, but true connoisseurs (unless they are from Asahikawa or some other town on the island) believe those from Sapporo's to be the best.

Inside Rai Rai Ken

In general miso ramen in Hokkaido is always pretty good, and "the place" in Sapporo to get your Ramen fix is "Ramen Yokocho" - the ramen alley in Susukino with a couple of dozen hole-in-the-wall ramen shops feeding an amazing number of people each evening. The oldest is Rai Rai Ken - one of the first encountered on the left hand side if you enter the alleyway from the north. The owners have been running the shop for more than 40 years. They work in to shifts running the shop until 3am each morning. The miso and shio ramen is perfect, and the butter corn takes a little time to get used to.

Butter Corn Ramen

English isn't spoken and the menu is Japanese only, so get stuck into it. One of the two owners (pictured) has a nephew working for Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who has just returned from postings in Australia and Indonesia. In between vigorous slurping we had an interesting discussion about noodle shops in Canberra.

Study in Sapporo - It is now possible to study Japanese in Sapporo either during the Sapporo Summer Japanese Course or the winter, including Study Tours.
Click here for more information regarding studying Japanese in Sapporo.

Tours - The Japan Discovery Tours visit Sapporo Ramen Yokocho.
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