Ramen Japan

    Ippudo in Japan: The Fukuoka Original and Its Shops Abroad

    一風堂 · started in Fukuoka

    In Japan, on this site: Ippudo Minatomirai Tokyu Square, Yokohama. More Ippudo shops below

    Where it started

    Shigemi Kawahara opened Hakata Ippudo in Fukuoka's Daimyo district on 16 October 1985. A branch in the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum in 1994 took it to the Tokyo area, and the first Tokyo shop opened in 1995. In 1996 it launched the two bowls it is still known for, Shiromaru Classic and Akamaru Modern.

    The style

    Hakata-style tonkotsu with thin, straight noodles. Shiromaru Classic is the original creamy pork broth. Akamaru Modern uses the same broth with Ippudo's red miso paste (umami-dama) and garlic oil.

    Abroad, Ippudo usually runs sit-down restaurants: the US site lists sushi, sake and cocktails beside the ramen.

    Ippudo outside Japan

    New York was Ippudo's first shop outside Japan. Hong Kong followed in 2011; Taiwan, mainland China and Australia in 2012; and London in 2014, its first in Europe.

    • United States

      New York, San Francisco, Berkeley, Cupertino

    • United Kingdom

      London

    • France

      Paris

    • Australia

      Sydney, Parramatta, Melbourne, Chadstone, Doncaster, Perth

    • Indonesia

      Jakarta

    • Singapore

      Singapore

    • Also listed

      Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Mainland China, New Zealand, Vietnam, Myanmar

      These countries link from Ippudo's world store list to their own local sites.

    From the sources below, checked 2026-10-27. Branches open and close, so check the Ippudo world store list before you go.

    Eating Ippudo in Japan

    Ippudo opened in Daimyo, central Fukuoka, in 1985, and its Daimyo headquarters shop was remodeled for the 25th anniversary in 2010.

    Around Tokyo the same company also runs TOKYO Tonkotsu BASE MADE by Ippudo, a separate brand; two of the Ippudo-group shops listed on this site are that brand.

    Ippudo reopened its branch in the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum in February 2024, if you want to see where it first reached the Tokyo area.

    Ippudo shops on Japan Ramen Guide

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    Sources