# Japan's most popular regional ramen

Regional ramen styles from all over Japan that rank highest in surveys by Jalan, macaroni and Kurashiru. Hakata, Sapporo and Kitakata are always near the top.

- 5 votes · 14 items
- Mar 4, 2025 · mrbbqboss
- https://even.best/en/l/201/japan-s-most-popular-regional-ramen

## Top 12

1. **Hakata ramen (Fukuoka)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Creamy tonkotsu broth with ultra-thin noodles, extra noodles (kaedama) and pickled ginger; first in Jalan's survey.
2. **Hakodate ramen (Hokkaido)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Clear shio (salt) broth with straight noodles.
3. **Asahikawa ramen (Hokkaido)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Soy broth of seafood and pork double soup, kept hot by lard.
4. **Kagoshima ramen (Kagoshima)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Mild broth of pork, chicken and vegetables.
5. **Yokohama Iekei Ramen (Kanagawa)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ramen originating from Yokohama, made with thick noodles, spinach, and seaweed in a pork bone and soy sauce soup.
6. **Sapporo ramen (Hokkaido)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Rich miso flavour loved since the Showa era, with wavy noodles and piping-hot lard.
7. **Kitakata ramen (Fukushima)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 4 mm wide flat curly noodles in light soy broth; there's even a ramen-for-breakfast culture.
8. **Onomichi ramen (Hiroshima)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Chicken-soy broth with minced back fat floating on top, the taste of the Seto Inland Sea.
9. **Wakayama ramen (Wakayama)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tonkotsu-soy 'chuka soba', eaten with hayazushi.
10. **Kumamoto ramen (Kumamoto)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tonkotsu with black burnt garlic oil (mayu).
11. **Sano ramen (Tochigi)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Handmade noodles kneaded with green bamboo and clear soy broth.
12. **Kurume ramen (Fukuoka)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Birthplace of tonkotsu ramen, rich 'yobimodoshi' broth.
13. **Tokushima ramen (Tokushima)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Brown pork-soy broth topped with sweet-savoury pork belly and a raw egg.
14. **Toyama Black (Toyama)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pitch-black soy broth with coarse black pepper.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.