Ramen Kagetsu Arashi – Our Local Ramen Shop

 

Most likely, you already know that we love ramen. It is a Japanese staple, and every region of Japan has its own version or flavor. In Japan, you don’t go out for ramen in the sense of going out for dinner. Ramen is fast food, Japanese style. You order your bowl, sit down and eat it, and leave. As a result, local Ramen Shops are not fancy. They are simply a place to grab a quick bite. Which is ideal if you are o the go, or simply don’t feel like cooking. Since we did not feel like cooking tonight, we decided to stop by Ramen Kagetsu Arashi, one of our local Ramen shops.

 

Ramen Kagetsu Arashi

 

This local Ramen shop is only a short walk from our home. Conveniently located on our way home from downtown Sendai.  It is also across the street from several stores we frequent. Which makes Ramen Kagetsu Arashi a convenient place for us to grab a quick bite.

 

cokoguri - Ramen Kagetsu Arashi - Across the Street

 

Ramen Kagetsu Arashi is part of a chain; they have three locations in Sendai, and several hundred more all across Japan, and around the world. The chain is pretty famous. This Ramen Chain is supervised by Yuki Onishi, the owner of “Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta,” recognized as the first-ever Ramen restaurant winning a Michelin star. Maybe there is a location near you!

 

We discovered Ramen Kagetsu Arashi more or less by chance soon after our arrival. We were out shopping for necessities at Daiso and Tsuruha Drug one cold January evening. Cold and hungry, we also looked for a place to eat. We noticed the Ramen sign across the street and decided to check it out.

 

cokoguri - Ramen Kagetsu Arashi - Ticket Machine

 

Our first visit was not off to a promising start. Like most Ramen shops, Ramen Kagetsu Arashi has a ticket machine where you pick out your order, pay for it, and receive individual tickets for your order. These you give to the cook, and a short time later, yummy food appears in front of you. At least that is the way it is supposed to happen. But this proved sufficiently confusing for Coco that we had to ask for help.