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Day 3 - Saturday Stroll, Instant Ippudo, and Takadanobaba's Paichee Men

Tokyo has indeed become the hub of all ramen nationwide! Who needs to travel when you have everything right here? Well...that's a good question! BUT eating Hokkaido ramen in Tokyo isn't quite like eating it in Hokkaido so let's just put that baby to rest and enjoy the show...

Sometimes you just gotta walk around the city without an exact destination. And that's precisely what I did today. I've always heard good things about Takadanobaba and how it was home to "the next ramen boom." So instead of researching for the best place to go, I thought I'd wing it and let my instincts lead the way. I originally wanted to go to Ramen Jiro, but unfortunately they were closed. So that's when I stumbled upon Yatai Ramen Takaryu, a ramen-ya known for its Paichee Men (a white chicken specialty). And once I saw Amuro on the TV, I knew I had to enter. From Takadanobaba station take exit 1 and make a left. Once you see the Ramen Jiro on the right, take a left on the next street and then a quick right. Takaryu will be on your left.
Slurped by Keizo Shimamoto at 10:18 AM