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    Hakata Ikkousha in Japan: The Fukuoka Original and Shops Abroad

    博多一幸舎 · started in Fukuoka

    Where to start in Japan: Ikkousha Sohonten (main shop), Fukuoka. More Hakata Ikkousha shops below

    Where it started

    Kosuke Yoshimura opened Hakata Ikkousha in Hakata in 2004. Ikkousha calls its soup the original awa-kei (foam style) tonkotsu. It began making its own noodles in 2008.

    The style

    The pork bone soup is cooked in two kettles, one mature and one young, with the young soup added to the mature one as it cooks.

    Moving the bones works air into the fat and leaves a layer of fine foam on top. Ikkousha describes the result as rich without being heavy.

    Hakata Ikkousha outside Japan

    Ikkousha says it runs more than 60 shops in 10 countries, and Indonesia has the most. Several Indonesian branches, including Senayan City and Plaza Indonesia in Jakarta, are marked no pork on the official list, so the soup there differs from the pork bone original in Hakata.

    • Indonesia

      Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, Malang, Yogyakarta, Bali, Medan, Batam, BSD (Banten)

    • Singapore

      Tanjong Pagar, Chijmes

    • Mainland China

      Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai

    • Australia

      Melbourne, Sydney, Perth

      Trading as Hakata Gensuke, listed on Ikkousha's overseas page.

    • United States

      Torrance (California)

    • Canada

      Toronto

    • Philippines

      Cebu

    • Brazil

      Sao Paulo (Liberdade)

    From the sources below, checked 2026-10-27. Branches open and close, so check the Hakata Ikkousha official site before you go.

    Eating Hakata Ikkousha in Japan

    The Sohonten (main shop) is in Hakata-ekimae, near Hakata Station. Ikkousha's own site says the Sohonten serves a traditional taste you can only get there.

    If you are short on time, the Hakata Deitos branch is in the Hakata Station building.

    Hakata Ikkousha shops on Japan Ramen Guide

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