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Santouka Ramen, one of Japan's most distinct Ramen restaurant stores one of the most delicious broths incorporated with shitake mushrooms, shallots, kombu, along with onions in which it is added with slight pork pieces.

Santouka Ramen, as one of the most infamous food destinations is ultimately referred to have a crowded scenery, however, the ambience once inside the restaurant is as soothing music plays .

Within Santouka Ramen, it is highly suggested and recommended to specifically order their Shio Ramen as this particularized dish comprises of salty bamboo shoots, fresh greens, harvested nori, along with several pieces of pork/chicken, and the kombu broth.

SANTOUKA RAMEN

OPENING HOURS: 11AM - 11.30PM

LOCATION: Shinjuku Train Station

Shin Udon, as multiple people have acknowledged is considered one of the best udon spots in Japan due to its simple incorporation of egg, pork slices, along with the dough in which it is seemingly softer.

Shin Udon's remote location within the Shibuya region of Japan causes it to frequently crowded, yet quite empty on weekends. The small area provides a Japanese-like ambience,, quiet and yet filled with scent.

Within Shio Udon, it is highly recommended to try the udon incorporated with the caramelized onions or with the uni in which both options help bring out the perfect combination of sweet and spicy wherein the softness of the udon allows smooth textures.

OPENING HOURS: 11AM - 10 PM

LOCATION: Shinjuku Train Station

SHIO UDON

Kiyasu Sohonpo is a common delicacy within the country of Japan in which it comprises of multiple steamed glutinous rice balls that are soaked or marinated in a kombu and brown sugar combination sweetness.

Kiyasu Sohonpo is commonly sold by street vendors however one of the more refined places to obtain would be its factory shop in Yoyogi, Shibuya wherein they produce the dish in a live manner as well.

Kiyasu Sohonpo, being a frequently consumed desert and delicacy of Japan wherein vendors prepare the glutinous rice balls by iniitally steaming it within a hot water broth to drcrease its rise in dough wherein they are then rolled into balls and marinated in sugar.

OPENING HOURS: 24 HOURS

LOCATION: Local Markets in Japan

KIYASU SOHO