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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: Shhh, It's a Secret!
July 17, 2013
Two years ago, bored at work with nothing better to do but read through American...
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: Miso Ramen at Sumire (Sapporo)
May 16, 2013
Los Angeles to San Francisco. San Francisco to Tokyo. Tokyo to Sapporo. Plane to train...
The Ramen Shaman: Mr. Ramen (LA)
April 24, 2013
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a man embarked on a...
The Ramen Shaman: Men Oh (LA)
March 27, 2013
Men Oh hails from Tokushima prefecture on Shikoku Island, the smallest and least populated of...
The Ramen Shaman: Fuunji (Shinjuku)
February 27, 2013
On a dull, drizzling day in Tokyo I set out for my second-ever bowl of...
The Ramen Shaman: NoodleCat (Cleveland)
January 30, 2013
I was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. Not exactly a ramen mecca, but times...
The Ramen Shaman: Junk Garage (Tokyo Station)
January 16, 2013
If I gave you several options for dinner and you knew nothing about the restaurants...
The Ramen Shaman: Daikokuya (LA)
November 28, 2012
If you know anything about ramen in Los Angeles you’ve heard of Daikokuya, the original...
The Ramen Shaman: Miso Ramen at Kururi (Ichigaya)
November 7, 2012
My second day in Japan was inauspicious. The sky was dreary, overcast, drizzling all day...
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...