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The Ramen Shaman: Jiraiya (Suzumenomiya)
The Ramen Shaman: Jiraiya (Suzumenomiya)
October 28, 2014
Fall has arrived in Tokyo and with it an indefatigable sense of nostalgia, or natsukashisa....
The Ramen Shaman: Jiro (Kabukicho, Tokyo)
The Ramen Shaman: Jiro (Kabukicho, Tokyo)
September 6, 2013
This was one for the ages. Jiro is legendary. It’s spawned a slew of imitators,...
The Ramen Shaman: Bunsuke (Asakusa,Tokyo)
The Ramen Shaman: Bunsuke (Asakusa,Tokyo)
August 21, 2013
I went to the future the other day and found this synopsis on an IMDB...
The Ramen Shaman: Tsujita Annex (LA)
The Ramen Shaman: Tsujita Annex (LA)
June 26, 2013
I’ve written plenty about Tsujita. It is easily the best ramen shop in LA (both...
The Ramen Shaman: Jiro-kei Ramen at Senrigan (Kitazawa)
The Ramen Shaman: Jiro-kei Ramen at Senrigan (Kitazawa)
October 24, 2012
This one was a long time coming. Since I first started reading about ramen over...