Happo Bijin — Restaurant in Hakuba

Cute little place to grab a bowl of ramen!

After a long day of riding I was hungry, cold and exhausted. Got here at the innkeeper's recommendation. It's a cute little shop ran by a nice family. I ordered a bowl of pork roasted soya ramen, there are 4 different soup base to choose from and 4 different type of topping. The ramen was fresh of course and raw, so it was cooked fresh in front of you in the open kitchen. The soup base comes from a very large pot and supposedly the soup was made from mountain spring water which is famous in this area.

My bowl of ramen was very good, came with same bamboo shoots and 5 very large pieces of fatty roasted pork. Yum! The bowl is pretty big, standard size for Japanese ramen places. The broth was good, service was very nice and friendly. One of the girls did speak a little bit of English which...

My partner and I ate here last night and it’s amazing. I got a large serve of the salt ramen. It was peppery and delicious on a freezing cold night. Probably the best ramen noodles I’ve had while in Japan, all hand made with an incredible chewy texture.

The staff were super attentive and friendly, we sat at the bar so got to watch our bowls being made. The kitchen is spotlessly clean with exhaust fans as clean as a mirror, my hospo partner was very impressed.

They only had ramen on the menu with about 4 different varieties of a Shio base, and they do it very well. Very cheap especially compared to the completely over priced western restaurants in Echoland. A cozy, cheap and delicious Japanese meal for when you get sick of the over crowded, tourist filled, western pub scene down...

It’s a large room devoid of much decor or “atmosphere” but the staff are friendly and attentive. We had the miso and spicy miso ramen & it wasn’t the greatest I’ve ever eaten but it was hot foot on a cold and rainy day that we didn’t have to wait long for. Order through the self service machine. Plenty of hangers for snow jackets. The chef doesn’t seem to pay much attention to detail or the placement of the ingredients and the pork was...