Food

Ramen is a classic Japanese food. If you ask a random person, foreign or Japanese, male or female, what their favorite food is, you are highly likely to get “ramen” as your answer. Ramen is a noodle soup of wheat noodles served in a meat-based broth. Standard flavors include: Shio or “salt.” Tonkotsu or “pork bone” Shōyu  or “soy sauce” Miso While you can always find these flavors in some of the many great ramen-ya [ramen shops] around Nagoya, you will also find numerous regional and local varieties that make for the truly enamored a love of ramen a lifelong pursuit. However, for those of us who may not immediately know where some of the more unusual and flavorsome noodles can be found, the best chance locally to find and try some of these varieties without traversing the country is the Nagoya Ramen Matsuri. Taking place over three ‘acts,’ the 2023 Nagoya Ramen Matsuri at Hisaya Odori Park in Sakae is an excellent opportunity to try out some phenomenal noodle dishes. The festival brings together some of the best ramen-ya from around Japan and puts them all in one place for your very own delight, with each event featuring ten different…