Duck Ramen Billiken @ Asakusa Tokyo 中華ソバ ビリケン

Stumbled upon Billiken Ramen while walking from my hotel to Senso-ji temple at Asakusa. It's a lucky find as its specialty is duck ramen and I love ducks 😋

Ginjo Ramen Kubota in Kyoto 吟醸らーめん久保田 本店

In Kyoto, we checked in at popular Ginjo Ramen Kubota. 

Wanton Noodles & Origin of Ramen • Rairaiken at Yokohama Ramen Museum 淺草 來々軒

I always wondered how ramen came about. Intuition tells me that it may have Chinese roots. Sometimes, when Singaporeans describe a good soupy bak chor mee, they say it is like ramen. I was also similarly inclined, but just learned in Japan that it is a misnomer.

The precursor of Japanese ramen is another Chinese noodle dish.