ラーメン / Ramen / Ore No Ikiru Michi - Hakusan, Tokyo

Jiro style ramen consisting of greasy tonkotsu-shoyu soup, thick-cut noodles, pork back fat, belly chashu, bean sprouts and extra chopped garlic. Originally opened as 'Yume Wo Katare,' a brand which started in Kyoto. Original master Nishioka-san began his ramen career training at Fujimaru in Kamiya, then became manager of Ramen Jiro in Akabane (now closed). After opening Yume Wo Katare in Kyoto in 2006, he expanded with several more branches in Kansai, establishing the brand as the main Jiro style ramen presence in the region. The first overseas branch opened in Boston in 2012, the brand currently operates a number of shops spread across Japan and in multiple countries. This Hakusan outpost first opened in 2016, managed by master Kobayashi-san who is a retired professional baseball player. Eventually Kobayashi-san took over the shop completely, and he now runs it independently as 'Ore No Ikiru Michi.' A second branch of Ore No Ikiru Michi is in Ibaraki Prefecture, also run by a former pro baseball player, master Sasaki-san. The 3rd branch opened in Kashiwa, Chiba in 2020.