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The Ramen in Japan podcast features ramen heads and their recent ramen experiences in Japan.
Bi-weekly, we look at the latest ramen we had and bowls that stuck with us.
Hosted by Sebastian aka Namajapan, a German guy living in Tokyo who on average eats 150 bowls of ramen per year and creates ramen content for YouTube.
Check out Nama Japan on YouTube or namajapan.tv for more ramen content.
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25: Mike Harrison | Ramen Ichizu (Salt Lake City), Ramen Feel, Ramen Jiro Meguro, Gonokami Seisakujo, Chukasoba Mitaka
Episode 25 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Mike Harrison, owner of the ramen restaurants Hana Ramenbar (Park City) and Ramen Ichizu (Salt Lake City). We talk a lot of about his time at the "Rajuku" ramen school in Tokyo and his experience and insights of opening and running his ramen shops in the US. Of course we also talk some great bowls he and I had in Japan recently.
In this episode, we talked about the following shops:
Ramen Ichizu (Salt Lake City, US)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Ry9a6VfLEWPBNMZB8
Ramen Feel
https://maps.app.goo.gl/PZFLFGZp5GuBaMuS6
Ramen Jiro Meguro
https://maps.app.goo.gl/QTmD1xKJNmVgyCyo6
Gonokami Seisakujo
https://maps.app.goo.gl/kXnmXVrJoYgwpZNu9
Chukasoba Mitaka
https://maps.app.goo.gl/N6LpKhpaS1TNj7SS8
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24: Ramenguidejapan | Ramen Recap of 2023 - The Top Bowls and Flops of Last Year
Episode 24 of the Ramen in Japan podcast is all about looking back into the ramen year 2023 with recurring podcast guest Cody Mizuno, also known as Ramenguidejapan. He is the prime source for English language ramen reviews in Japan and ramen tour guide for your future ramen tour in Tokyo.
In this episode, we highlight all the top shops we have eaten in 2023 and also some of the disappointing shops, which have left us scratching our heads..
Top shops of Cody in 2023:
Ramen Rikido https://maps.app.goo.gl/ULHHjMxRoihGbzaP7
Ramen Matsui https://maps.app.goo.gl/ThDiWsinKtiHFKnj7
Sakurajosui Funakoshi https://maps.app.goo.gl/5fC8FLkPXBEJPawCA
Top shops of Sebastian in 2023
Ramen Feel https://maps.app.goo.gl/SVnrsPZDaqk789nx9
Ramen Bros https://maps.app.goo.gl/GZp7gZd4bKWeuGd19
Niboshimania https://maps.app.goo.gl/WYfbJbi4taV4Riwk6
If you would like to know more about other mentioned shops, just message me on Instagram @namajapantv
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23: Hans Lienesch | The Ramen Rater's World of Instant Ramen
Episode 23 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Hans Lienesch, who is also known as the Ramen Rater. At the time of publishing this podcast, he has reviewed nearly 5000 instant ramen varieties.
He and his family are currently going through some rough times, so if you could find it in your heart to help him out for all the work he does for the instant ramen world, you can find his donation site over here: https://gofund.me/76eef59a
Check out his instant ramen review website: https://www.theramenrater.com/
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22: Jake Vo | Yume Wo Katare and Jake's Dreams and Thoughts About Ramen
Episode 22 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Jake Vo, who runs the Yume Wo Katare ramen shop in Boston. We talk about his dreams and philosophies surrounding ramen and his ramen shop. Get ready for a slightly different episode of Ramen in Japan.
Check out the Instagram of Yume Wo Katare: https://www.instagram.com/yume_wo_katare/
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21: Lindsay and Jesse of Neighborhood Ramen | The Neighborhood Ramen Story, Toy Box, Nukaji, Ramen Jiro Matsudo, Senrigan, Hayashi, Kissou, Maruboshi, Maruko Ramen Center, Uzu to Kaminari, Bario
Episode 21 of the Ramen in Japan podcast, this time recorded live and in person with Lindsay Steigerwald and Jesse Pryor, the co-owners of Neighborhood Ramen in Philadelphia.
This is the first episode I have ever recorded LIVE, which was so much fun, we could barely stop ourselves and went to almost 3 hours of non-stop ramen talk!
We start with the history and background of Neighborhood Ramen and then transition into Lindsay and Jesse's ramen adventure in Japan, which included a ton of great ramen shops in and outside of Tokyo.
You can find the most important ramen shops we talked about below:
Toy Box
https://maps.app.goo.gl/WpHtrDgcsqB8Pu3c9
Nukaji
https://maps.app.goo.gl/BcEdRANh9Wx9qVaG8
Ramen Jiro Matsudo
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ppF3hNKpKj7F3Pyx5
Senrigan
https://maps.app.goo.gl/YWRjNnufVTE6gmAc9
Hayashi
https://maps.app.goo.gl/PWtbd3Hwi9xQkCfv6
Kissou
https://maps.app.goo.gl/464RRg9rZduieRC8A
Maruboshi
https://maps.app.goo.gl/jnqUhfEXcDAhRVWf8
Maruko Ramen Center
https://maps.app.goo.gl/xZPAYFm5nEwkK5nDA
Uzu to Kaminari
https://maps.app.goo.gl/8QZCEh4BEFQq25bt7
Bario
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWQCQa6qNZJbNQuP6
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20: Backyardramen | Mugi to Mensuke, Sennotori, Hanauta, Suehiroya
Episode 20 of the Ramen in Japan podcast with my very special guest Madoka aka Backyardramen, serial ramen pop-up chef and regularly viral with her ramen creations which you can check out on @backyardramen on Instagram.
In this episode, we talked about the following shops:
Mugi to Mensuke
https://goo.gl/maps/X2GQWpRqC5GLjey68
Sennotori
https://goo.gl/maps/Q1fNCis97qaGzj2T7
Hanauta
https://goo.gl/maps/3yqsm4u7SJbHwQeW7
Suehiroya
https://goo.gl/maps/NizGFt28xh2XcHaY7
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