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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: Menya Musashi (Shinjuku)
September 8, 2014
Menya Musashi's namesake is one Miyamoto Musashi, regarded as one of Japan's greatest swordsmen and...
The Ramen Shaman: Gundam (Kyoto)
June 16, 2014
My trip to Kyoto was awesome for many reasons. Temples, new friends, raw nature, or...
The Ramen Shaman: Nagahama Ramen Miyoshi (Kyoto)
May 1, 2014
It's no secret that I have a massive man-crush on Ramenate, a ramen blog written...
The Ramen Shaman: Yoshimura-ya (Yokohama)
April 9, 2014
On Sunday, April 6, my picture and story was in the Kanagawa edition of the...
The Ramen Shaman: Ichiran (Shimokitazawa)
March 21, 2014
Oh Ichiran. I was very anti-you for a long time because of your bizarre seating...
The Ramen Shaman: Nagi (Golden Gai)
March 1, 2014
Nagi, Nagi, Nagi. This one's been near the top of my ever-expanding ramen bucket list...
The Ramen Shaman: Koshin (Nishi-Shinjuku)
February 12, 2014
My new neighborhood in Tokyo is called Yayoicho, just a mile west of Shinjuku, one...
The Ramen Shaman Moves to Tokyo
January 29, 2014
I'm on my longest trip to Tokyo yet. I moved here! They granted me a...
The Ramen Shaman: Chibiscus (Hollywood)
October 30, 2013
Last week a reader asked if I had tried Chibiscus. Apparently it had been compared...
The Ramen Shaman: Ezo Fukurou Visits America
September 30, 2013
I may have missed the recent LA Ramen Yokocho Fest due to an unavoidable trip to...
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,...