Shibuya has always been known as a super crowded district in Tokyo, Japan, especially since it has ‘Shibuya Crossing’. Hundreds of people cross the road at the same time once the traffic light switches to green.
Just three minutes walking from Hachiko Exit of Shibuya
Station, you would soon reach Ichiran Ramen restaurant in the first basement floor
of Iwamoto Building. Yes, in Japan it is usual to find a lot of
business in one building. They usually put sign boards in front of the building
to inform and promote their businesses.
Ichiran Ramen opens 24 hours but for huge experience here, it's better to come at dinner when Shibuya's super crowded atmosphere begins.
Ichiran Ramen is a restaurant that is specialized on its Tonkotsu ramen since 1960s. Of course, it isn’t halal for moslem because tonkotsu means pig bones (to make). What makes Ichiran ramen special?
The Ichiran’s original red sauce (red-pepper-based sauce mixed with 30 types of spices, cooked slowly for days), home made fresh noodle, classic tonkotsu soup (pork-based broth), sliced pork, green onion and Ichiran’s original water.
The Ichiran’s original red sauce (red-pepper-based sauce mixed with 30 types of spices, cooked slowly for days), home made fresh noodle, classic tonkotsu soup (pork-based broth), sliced pork, green onion and Ichiran’s original water.
Maybe by reading previous posts, you are getting accustomed
with these meal vending machines all across Japan. The vending machine is
located at the entrance of the restaurant. Buy the ramen ticket first and you
can purchase any additional items after that.
The staff at the front will give
an order sheet that you need to mark, about your preference on the noodle firmness,
level of spiciness, soup thickness and others. If you don’t understand
Japanese, don’t worry. They have English version and you can also ask the staff.
You may also check which seats are available from vacant seat
information panel where you wait in queue after purchasing the ramen ticket. If
the light is on, it means the seat is available. They has 21 counters. After you
get seated, fill your order sheet with preferences that you like. It’s really
customizeable and we love it. Once you finished, press the button in
front of you and hand it over (including meal ticket that you get from vending
machine) to the staff.
Ichiran is getting famous nowadays as it offers unique experience.
This restaurant isn’t big but full of creativity. The stairs is quite narrow, kind of just for one person to entry and one for exit. But guess what? The
design is awesome.
The counter seat is a real-individual-private seat that
divides you with other customers by wooden panels. You may also find cups and
water tap in front of you, tissue box and coat hangers at the back. In
fact, the wooden panel can be bent if you want to talk to your friend. But we
didn’t do that because of thinking about customers that were queueing outside as we were
before. So we made this dinner experience as soon as possible. Once your order
is served, staff will close the bamboo curtain so you can concentrate just on your ramen. Enjoyyy!!! Don’t forget to make a ‘SLURPP’ sound to tell the chef
that the ramen tastes good. It isn’t rude in Japan.
For you that would like to order more side dishes (maybe the
noodle portion is not enough), you may also fill the other order sheet that
staff gives you after you get your seat. Press the button again and hand it
over. How about the payment? You could just pay it there, without going to vending machine again.
Address : Iwamoto
Building B1F 1-22-7 Jinnan, Shibuya Ward
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