Kyoto Ramen Town Eating Adventure | Ichijoji ★ ONLY in JAPAN

[Music] only Japan I love Kyoto it's a beautiful city full of Japanese culture and history traditional food and attractions but if you really want to know Kyoto you have to visit Japan's hidden ramen paradise which is right here on Kyoto scenic A's online ET judy ramen town and we're gonna be exploring this place but we came here by the yeah because there's no other way to get here except for the A's online let's go we'll be eating several bowls of ramen from popular local shops Ichi GOG station off of the A's online is a local stop and short walk to many ramen shops hidden in alleys and residential areas Kyoto is Japan's cultural heart and a place that is always packed with tourists to see its history but just north of the city centre is Ichi Joji known as ramen town a typical Japanese sub urban student area accessible by the A's online which was introduced in another episode Ichi Joji is the most competitive ramen neighborhood in Japan you have to innovate and sometimes undersell or add more volume to attract customers there are over 35 ramen shops in this neighborhood some without signs some secret and some national chains popular eating times can have customers waiting outside the door for an hour or more this shop is quite popular with its price and quality and for something else we went in a little after the lunch rush to try it out a bowl of ramen with rice and a big piece of Kedah gay deep-fried Japanese chicken is 930 yen for about nine dollars Shingo went for the beef suji ramen it has slow-cooked pieces of beef tendon one of the shop specialities it's a galactic flavor adventure in there the set with rice and karaage looked great I've never met anyone who didn't like karaage my ramen was a typical Kyoto chicken broth ramen with pork choice take the volume for price proving the shops reputation for filling up every customer the straight noodles with broth were salty and good Kyoto soup typically heavier than in Tokyo as you may know slurping your noodles is polite in Japan cooling them down and a way to express your appreciation for the meal to the chef the cut ah gay it's that plus one this shop is famous for to attract customers and it works golden and crunchy on the outside juicy on the inside [Music] there are free toppings for the rice like spicy meat aguma a Chinese onion with sesame oil at ramen shops it's good to eat and keep moving there's usually a line out the door of customers waiting for your seat our first bowl of ramen and Kyoto complete we walked five minutes down the street to the next ramen shop goal K ramen usually has a line out the door with weights over an hour at peak times it's one of the most popular shops in Ichigo G for a reason and Shingo and I were really looking forward to this one when you enter don't forget to choose your ramen at the vending machine by the door there are three kinds of chicken base thick soups and different sizes and the ticket to the staff when you sit down after being served I noticed someone familiar eating at the counter it was none other than Kevin Reilly long-term Kansai resident and lover of good food he joined us for a meal toady dokku chicken the typical goat gay ramen bowl ah Kotaku red loaded with spice painting the ramen like a rose and kudo Dhaka black with homemade garlic oil and mixes with a thick broth the shop is famous for having extremely thick soup that tastes amazing when mixed with the noodles it's heavy like a stew or porridge but the unique consistency makes it special and super tasty sticking to the noodles with every slip the chashu steak is also pretty unique the soup strongly guarded recipe is only known to the shops owner no other ramen shop has a taste like it the shop attracts a lot of turrets but also has a ton of regular customers who come back for that amazing taste the taste is chicken based gravy like pleasing and filling I definitely had never had anything like it before let's ask the staff about goki's ramen it's an alarming write authority obeys and starts curtain or donut who sue me oh that's me not name I thought it was guys that have a code I know it's not you Toto toto company I get a name sorry in economy or need experience learning he talks all of them we say me was the cavity today economy's anyone I put in Ocoee talk to meet or not or sakura-con today road I mean it's in an optimist company oh no no no karate taka taka Garrity rule the coronoid do you know poverty look at the mall today Kodaka no Jim cigar totally massive day and all Susan you know bonito stock smart Oconee paper na na na boo boo know I know even so on and it's get over your mind cognitively eat your ramen while it's hot I think we'll need to come back again to try the other flavors this was another stellar Ichigo cheer on that was good it was really good Kevin do you have any other places you can recommend to go and eat ramen yeah I know a place down the road here um you guys ready for some more ramen I could eat another ball yeah yeah why don't you join us well yeah I'd love to but um I got things I gotta do so maybe next time alright see you guys okay I think Kevin knows something we don't know about the next place alright we're here for one more bowl of ramen I only got a thousand yen I only got 1,000 yen as well yeah and this place is famous for being cheap because cheap and has a lot of volume a lot of volume Oh God this is where all the students come while the hungry students go I would imagine so you get a lot of value for your money here apparently it's not the most clean this place ever but doesn't matter no it doesn't matter a good ramen is good ramen small is equivalent to 2.5 times what so it's double size for the same price yep okay and the medium is 3.5 tonnes oh wow so you're going for the big one the big one is five four point five times anyway why do you want that one and they also have one that is not which is called we decided who would eat the bigger size the way most important decisions are made in Japan rock scissors paper the loser wins the honor to eat the big one this shop is called ramen ek d'ya and it's pretty humble inside don't let the looks of the shop fool you though the ramen is pretty good it's tight getting in leave your bags at home like most ramen shops this one uses a ticket system but with a reusable colored plastic token the size of the ramen sheer volume of the meat noodle and soup was Godzilla low we really had no words to describe our third Bowl the shock and awe masked as smiles and laughter show how unbelievable it was basically a monster chunk of chopped pork overflowing from the bowl with the side of muy ashy bean sprouts shingle was the same just a little bigger than mine it's also hard to miss that garlic the soup was thick with the usual awesome smell of ours stewing in a pot with delicious ingredients it's hard to know where to start the volume for a very low price brings in a lot of students and repeaters to the area but it also means Eaters are here a little longer than usual if you're carbo-loading for a marathon or looking for extra gluten in your diet this is your place [Music] after a few minutes things got serious we did not come here to give up look at those mega meat chunks it really is a ramen bargain isn't it not everyone finishes we did but the bra typically stays in the bowl mission complete we asked some customers sitting next to us what makes this shop in this area famous for ramen [Music] really quite up with your machine have a value how much Kaena avvocato they article you mean hi you miss those named Coco Naruto kaha company Jordan Redick there hi Tim - that's how many shops you're not just stay in business but they also expand their brand oh that might have been the biggest bowl of ramen I've ever had in my entire life well is that our ramen I cannot tell that's a pretty thick noodles yeah now I know why Kevin recommended that place to go if you come to Kyoto you really do have to make a stop in each of Jojo such thing when you're tired of all the others Kyoto food ramen is one of the answers you can use yeah it's a soul food of Japan even in Kyoto I think that you got to make a stop to the pilgrimage to Ichi gog to have some killer ramen and a lot of garlic dude bonus ramen scene yes there's one more this one we found wandering the streets in Ichi Joji it's not your typical kind of ramen shop nestled in the corner of a residential neighborhood it was closed at lunchtime [Music] the Xingu and I have walked what seems like halfway across town to find this ramen shop which is members only what kind of ramen do they serve make reservation like how do you become a member register you have to register on online the menu isn't really clear neither is how to get a bowl here the next evening we got a reservation via Twitter and returned on the A's online to eg GOG at night yes so Shingo has yesterday contacted the owner of MMD members-only ramen place and we're heading there right now in the evening we have a reservation although we're not technically members right no we're not anything yet we got that we had to is that how you do it Twitter one of the social medias and we're gonna go and interview the owner and see what exactly makes this place members-only despite having a reservation this shop was still closed curtains drawn [Music] I don't know what's on the second floor it looks kind of shingle has gone in it says closed he might not ever come out again [Music] it okay we weren't sure what we gotten ourselves into the shop was empty of customers it's called 10 homes there are several kinds of ramen on the menu different than the other shops in Ichigo G basically there aren't any other customers because the owner wants to meet us before accepting us as a member get to know us if he doesn't like us this may be our last visit members can reserve four times and socialize with other members actually I'm really impressed with this because we're getting like VIP service yeah yes I spend at home every for a newcomer he makes the least or only for that he rejects all the other any customer repeating customer that has a medic made a reservation he just reject them because we are coming [Music] [Music] the user light citrus broth ramen looked and smelled amazing shingles shoyu ramen had the same topics different brought the chashu steak is done a different twist to the usual pork the taste amazingly light and flavorful the owner didn't want to be identified so he will be wearing a mask Konami got skis on internet not over there we see the motor more tomorrow together with the movie psycho negative are the core members in Hua now a mentality that I did you see Tom attack attract any kind not enough so stay we see Tommy toccata at Stowe in SUNY Oneonta interview today sorry I see Romeo conjugated acadia new members animus I asked her host about Kyoto's ramen and the neighborhood mikono kingpin Kyoto Sara but I saw it even hua died holding in an army and eskimo coterie moko kau kini Nia Ari must a secondary bond or a solid ook maga como estas a Monday me Yoshida a coconut tikka masala the technique is a normal day I saw a quarry to the Itakura dioramas members come here to socialize not just eat and run like most ramen shops on the second floor is a members hideout the owner has put a lot of effort into making it a unique experience for his members with drinking atmosphere you're basically teleported to another world up here original drinks lasers and smoke it's a fun night out for members for the select few the prestigious Gold Members card in each each og shops have to be original and you never know what you're gonna find around the corner it's really worth exploring because here eating is an adventure if you liked it hit that subscribe button and check out another one of our shows don't miss my second live streaming channel only in Japan go and check out location photos on Instagram matinee [Music]

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Id: XphvHMOGl40

Length: 17min 34sec (1054 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 05 2019