Japan's most popular regional ramen
The top 3 according to 5 votes from people: Hakata ramen (Fukuoka) · Hakodate ramen (Hokkaido) · Asahikawa ramen (Hokkaido). (Updated Mar 16, 2025.)
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.
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Top 12
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1
Hakata ramen (Fukuoka)
Creamy tonkotsu broth with ultra-thin noodles, extra noodles (kaedama) and pickled ginger; first in Jalan's survey.
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2
Hakodate ramen (Hokkaido)
Clear shio (salt) broth with straight noodles.
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3
Asahikawa ramen (Hokkaido)
Soy broth of seafood and pork double soup, kept hot by lard.
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4
Kagoshima ramen (Kagoshima)
Mild broth of pork, chicken and vegetables.
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5
Yokohama Iekei Ramen (Kanagawa)
Ramen originating from Yokohama, made with thick noodles, spinach, and seaweed in a pork bone and soy sauce soup.
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6
Sapporo ramen (Hokkaido)
Rich miso flavour loved since the Showa era, with wavy noodles and piping-hot lard.
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Kitakata ramen (Fukushima)
4 mm wide flat curly noodles in light soy broth; there's even a ramen-for-breakfast culture.
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8
Onomichi ramen (Hiroshima)
Chicken-soy broth with minced back fat floating on top, the taste of the Seto Inland Sea.
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9
Wakayama ramen (Wakayama)
Tonkotsu-soy 'chuka soba', eaten with hayazushi.
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10
Kumamoto ramen (Kumamoto)
Tonkotsu with black burnt garlic oil (mayu).
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11
Sano ramen (Tochigi)
Handmade noodles kneaded with green bamboo and clear soy broth.
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12
Kurume ramen (Fukuoka)
Birthplace of tonkotsu ramen, rich 'yobimodoshi' broth.
Candidates
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13
Tokushima ramen (Tokushima)
Brown pork-soy broth topped with sweet-savoury pork belly and a raw egg.
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14
Toyama Black (Toyama)
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.
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Comments (2)
家系ラーメンが入ってないのは寂しい…横浜の名物なのに。
博多ラーメンの替え玉文化が好き。