so the bowls bringing them together are a must eat. The original ramen yokochō, a backstreet lined with noodle shops, first appeared in 1951 in Sapporo’s red-light district of Susukino.

Ramen was once nothing more than Japanese street food. Now, the bowls typically filled with Chinese-style wheat noodles, served in a broth and topped with meat, veggies and other accoutrements are ...