Japan’s Five Big “Ramen Alleys” Put Premium Bowls in Easy Reach

Ramen from Asakusa Rairaiken (¥980) inside the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum. (© Yamakawa Daisuke)

Outside Ganso Sapporo Ramen Yokochō. (© Pixta)

The Kiwami Ramen (¥1,530) available only at the Ramen Kokugikan Mai branch of Sandaime Hakata Daruma. (© Yamakawa Daisuke)

Tokusen Wagyū Char Siu Paitan Men (¥2,300) at Hirugao in Ramen Kokugikan Mai. (© Yamakawa Daisuke)

Rokurinsha’s Tokusen Tsukemen (regular size), ¥1,150, inside Tokyo Ramen Street. (© Yamakawa Daisuke)

The Nōkō Tsukemen (¥1,000) at Matsudo Tomita Menban in Ramen Gekisenku. (© Yamakawa Daisuke)

Fūunji’s Tokusei Ramen (¥1,150) at Tokyo Ramen Yokochō. (© Yamakawa Daisuke)