As a send-off we had ramen at Narita airport: tonkotsu from an offspring of ippudo, one of the most famous tonkotsu-chains. It was a good send-off. While it´s not on the level of Toride, it was a perfectly cromulent ramen and a nice end to this journey. Well, what can I say... Ramen is great!

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This as a spontanous one: I decided to walk from Sugamo to Otsuka and give this one a try. Menya Sawada serves a thick chicken paitan miso with a skewer of meat and delicious chicken-chashu. Also the color of the egg was absolutely lovely! Another winner in my book an one I would gladly have again.

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Our friend Yuichi Ochi brought us to Toride in Shibuya - a tonkutsu-place he´s been frequenting for years. And I can see why. This was probably the best tonkotsu I had on the entire trip. Everything about this ramen was pitch-perfect. Basically the platonic ideal of an immaculate tonkotsu ramen.

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I finally got some Kikanbo Ramen. The place was absolutely overrun by tourists during the weekend, but afterwards, it got better. It was very good as always, but I´ve probably gotten used to it now. The broth was very strong and the meat soft and tender though... but there were others I liked more.

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The next day I went to the other Ramen-place at Sugamo Station: Marue Chuka Soba. This was amazing. Thick, broad noodles, an amazing broth and some wonderfully juicy chashu made this an absolute winner. If I had the time, I would have definitely gone there again. Perfect after a long day of walking!

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