Ganso Sapporo Ramen Yokocho

  • Ganso Sapporo Ramen Yokocho, known also as ‘Ramen Alley’, is a street that is usually busy with famished tourists and residents alike.

  • This small gallery is known for its long history and is also a popular sightseeing spot where to take a picture or eat ramen.

  • It is the home of ‘Miso Ramen’ and the first place to put ‘Sapporo Ramen’ on the map and make it a nationwide name famous in the entire Japan and abroad.

  • Ramen Alley began in 1948, with the opening of 8 ramen shops.

  • You often have to wait your turn to get in.

  • There are now currently 17 different ramen restaurants that line the alley.

  • These ramen stores are often busy with people lining up in queues to get in.

  • Every restaurant has its own distinctive style and special flavour.

  • Every Raman Shop in Ganso Sapporo Ramen Yokocho, has its own opening and closing times, usually from midday until late night.

  • The alley itself is open from lunch until the early hours in the morning.

  • The Ramen alley can get very busy, around midnight, due to many customers getting hungry, after a night out drinking in Susukino.  

  • Many of the shops have an English menu to let the tourists read and they are welcoming with travelers.

  • Ordering is easy and the staff usually are very sociable.

  • If you are in Sapporo, and looking for a satisfactory meal, while experiencing a little historyof Hokkaido and Sapporo, look no further than Ramen Alley.

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