Nakama Ramen — Restaurant in Kutchan

There are numerous authentic Japanese restaurants dotted around Kutchan town, but randomly coming across this ramen joint was perhaps a truly unexpected surprise and pleasure. Watching what I can only guess to be the matriarch of the family, personally preparing each bowl of ramen, and seeing the entire family working together to serve up what is possibly one of the most delicious bowls of super spicy miso soup ramen I have ever eaten, with 5 soft and chunky slices of freshly boiled pork slices (I saw Grandma pulling out of the pot in the kitchen a freshly boiled slab of pork!)

Unbelievably cheap, considering the quality, and accompanied by five soft, exquisitely tasty gyoza. Cannot recommend this place enough! (Warning: the miso based soup I ordered was a little bit on...

No frills ramen, very authentic Japanese taste. If you're sick of the tourist trap food at niseko swing by to Nakama ramen for something more authentic and down to earth.

Ramen soup base comes in 3 flavors, salt, shoyu and miso. You choose your toppings after that. Decor is very cozy and clean. Great tasty simple bowl of ramen that will leave you coming back for more

1 year later (2019)... Still the best ramen in the area! Just as good as I remembered definitely a high light...

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