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The Best Ramen in the World—for $3 (2/2)

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

...continued from Imagine this: savory ramen, preluded with a bowl of smooth, healthy tofu, served with all-you-can-drink barley tea, while surrounded by a family atmosphere, all starting at 400 JPY (with the yen to U.S. dollar exchange rate the way it was when I lived in Japan, that’s barely $3!). Even ...

The Best Ramen in the World—for $3 (1/2)

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

When most foreigners think of Japan, they immediately think “Tokyo.” I am about to take you away from Tokyo. In fact, the place I am about to write about, you won’t find in any guidebook. It is not that I think I know Japan inside and out. It’s just that ...