This time, we will introduce the history and characteristics of Yokohama's local B-class gourmet food, "Yokohama Iekei Ramen."

Yokohama is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kanto region, and is famous as a city where you can enjoy gourmet food and shopping.

Yokohama is also famous as the place where Perry arrived and where the Treaty of Peace and Amity between the United States and Japan was signed, making it a city with a long history.

This time, we will be giving a thorough explanation of Yokohama's charming local B-class gourmet food, "Yokohama Iekei Ramen"!

What is Yokohama Iekei Ramen?

Yokohama-style ramen is characterized by its rich, fatty soup, thick noodles, and simple toppings.

The base is pork bone and soy sauce, which combines well with the roast pork and thick noodles to create a delicious flavor.

Starting with Yokohama Iekei Ramen, various types of "Iekei Ramen" have now been born all over the country.

The history of Yokohama Iekei ramen

The history of Yokohama-style ramen is said to have begun with Yoshimuraya, which opened in Yokohama in 1974.

At the time, Yoshimura, who was a truck driver traveling around the country, thought it would be delicious to mix Kyushu's pork bone soup with Tokyo's soy sauce ramen, so he opened a restaurant, which became an instant hit, and Yokohama-style ramen was born.

Currently, it has become a popular restaurant that is always lined up as the originator of Yokohama-style ramen.

Characteristics of Yokohama Iekei Ramen

Yokohama-style ramen has a unique way of ordering, so we will introduce it here.

Purchase a meal ticket

First, purchase a meal ticket from the ticket machine.

You can also choose to add toppings essential to Yokohama-style ramen, such as spinach and char siu pork, here.

Customize it to your liking

Next, customize your ramen to your liking.

Basically, you can choose the firmness of the noodles, the strength of the flavor, and the amount of oil, and have your ramen made to your liking.

How to eat Yokohama-style ramen

From here, I will introduce how to eat Yokohama-style ramen.

It's a little different from regular ramen, so be sure to check it out.

First, enjoy the ramen as it is.

Yokohama-style ramen is delicious just as it is served without any toppings.

It is best to eat about a third of it as is, without adding anything to it.

Add seasoning and enjoy

After enjoying about a third of the ramen as is, try adding some seasonings to change up the flavor.

Most Yokohama-style ramen restaurants have condiments such as garlic, chili bean paste, ginger, and vinegar, so you can add your favorite ingredients in the amounts you like to change the flavor.

Add white rice

Once you've finished your ramen, add some rice and enjoy in the soup.

At Yokohama-style ramen restaurants, rice is sometimes provided free of charge. In those cases, it is usually self-service, so you will need to get up from your seat and get the rice from the rice cooker yourself.

Tourist spots in Yokohama

From here, we will introduce some tourist spots in Yokohama.

Yokohama Chinatown

Yokohama Chinatown is a tourist spot with over 300 Chinese restaurants.

It was created when Chinese people who arrived in Japan along with Westerners after the port of Yokohama was opened to the public began to live in the area and start doing business there.

There are many ways to enjoy China, such as sampling steamed buns and xiaolongbao, enjoying Chinese cuisine at fine restaurants, and trying Chinese desserts.

At night, the shops and streets are lit up with red and orange lights, making you feel as if you've really traveled to China.

Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise

Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise is one of the largest theme parks in Japan, located on Hakkeijima in Yokohama.

The facility is divided into an aquarium and an amusement park, so you can enjoy both.

The aquarium is divided into four areas and offers a variety of ways to enjoy it, including interacting with our sea creatures and seeing the dolphins from different angles.

In addition, the show featuring penguins and dolphins performing on a large stage is spectacular and will captivate everyone from small children to adults.

Yokohama Zoo "Zoorasia"

Yokohama Zoo Zoorasia is a zoo where you can meet wild animals from all over the world.

The most popular of these is the okapi, one of the world's three most rare animals. Currently, there are four okapis in captivity in Japan, three of which can be seen at Yokohama Zoo Zoorasia.

There are also many other facilities that children will enjoy, such as areas where you can feed ponies and interact with guinea pigs and rats.

Cup Noodle Museum Yokohama

The Cup Noodles Museum Yokohama is a theme park where you can learn about the history of cup ramen.

The most popular of these is the booth where you can make your own original cup ramen.

You can freely draw illustrations and write text on the cup ramen container, choose the ingredients you want to put inside, and create a one-of-a-kind cup ramen.

Make your own original ramen and have a fun and delicious experience.

Access to Yokohama

From here, we will introduce how to access Yokohama.

If you are traveling from Tokyo to Yokohama, we recommend taking the train. You can access Yokohama Station from Tokyo Station using the JR Tokaido Line, Yokosuka Line, Keihin Tohoku Line, Shonan-Shinjuku Line, etc.

If you are traveling from Osaka to Yokohama, we recommend taking the Shinkansen. You can access Shin-Yokohama Station from Shin-Osaka Station, and you can easily get to Yokohama Station using the Yokohama Municipal Subway.

summary

This time, we have thoroughly explained the history and characteristics of Yokohama's local B-class gourmet food, "Yokohama Iekei Ramen."

I learned that Yokohama-style ramen is a specialty that was created by mixing Kyushu's pork bone soup with Tokyo's soy sauce ramen.

We also mentioned that Yokohama not only has Yokohama-style ramen, but also many other attractive tourist spots.

There are many aquariums, zoos, and theme parks that can be enjoyed by people of all ages, so be sure to visit Yokohama!

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