Recommended bowl: OG Yamagata noodles

Legendary old-school style Yamagata ramen shop, originally opened in 1960, as a noodle supplier named Hirama Seimen. Original master Hirama-san opened the ramen shop in 1972, with his son currently in charge, and grandson training to take over as third generation master someday. The soup here is a clear shoyu broth containing chicken, pork and fish. The house-made noodles are aged for two days before being hand pounded and boiled to order. To maintain freshness, the noodle boiling water is changed after six or seven noodle portions have been made. One of the best in Yamagata.