The 5-star Yelp reviews say it all: “I tried tsukemen, a dipping ramen, for the first time at Yoroshiku East and was blown away! Seriously, if you haven’t had tsukemen from Yoroshiku East, then get over here now! You’ll be a fan of doing the dip!” “Probably the best tsukemen in the Seattle area.” “Probably the best tsukumen miso ramen I’ve ever tried.” For...
In a cold city like Sapporo, there is nothing better than a steaming bowl of ramen to warm you up. Sapporo is the birthplace of miso ramen. This ramen uses traditional Japanese miso for the broth (see more details on how this came to be at our website QAZJapan.com). Juntaku is a local favorite for miso ramen. All of its ingredients are locally sourced,...
Asahiyama Zoo is a classic Hokkaido destination because of its rare style of exhibits. We highly recommend it. The zoo was opened in 1967. At some point, it even had a rollercoaster and other rides. In the early days, it attracted as many as 600,000 visitors per year during the peak of its popularity, but the numbers began to decline in the late 1990s...
If you look at a map of Japan, you’ll see a large diamond shape in the north. That is Hokkaido, known as the Northland of Japan. The island features abundant nature and lots of national parks, including the Shiretoko Peninsula, a World Heritage site. Summer is wonderful, but Hokkaido is known for its beautiful snowy winters, a playground for winter sports aficionados. Sapporo is...
How many of you lived off instant ramen during your college days? It’s cheap, tasty, and takes just a few minutes to cook—a perfect match for the broke, hungry, and harried college student. The world’s first package of instant noodles, Chicken Ramen, was invented in Osaka by Mr. Momofuku Ando in 1958. Following the first invention, he released the globally popular CUPNOODLES in the...
