Menya Ichigendo — Ramen EXPO 2026, Session 1

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The bowl

Okayama

From the shop (official announcement)

A pork broth that draws out every bit of the pork's flavour, sharpened with a crisp soy sauce, topped generously with 'toro-buta' — pork simmered until it falls apart with chopsticks.

原文：しょっぱ旨い！とろ豚中華そば 豚の旨みを存分に引き出したスープに、キレのある醤油を合わせた、食欲を刺激する一杯。そこへ、じっくり煮込んで箸でほどけるほど柔らかく仕上げた「とろ豚」を豪快にトッピング！

Noodles · richness · soup (official labels)

Allergens (official listing)

Japan's 8 mandatory and 20 recommended allergen items used in the main menu. Stalls share cooking equipment and staff, so trace contamination cannot be ruled out — ask the staff at the stall if you have an allergy.

Good for：For anyone who wants to try a clear pork-and-soy broth instead of the usual cloudy tonkotsu.

About the shop

A shop from Okayama that also exhibited at Ramen EXPO 2025 as 'Ichigendo'. Its EXPO bowl is a Chinese-style soba with a pork broth sharpened by soy sauce and topped with fall-apart 'toro-buta' pork. We have not been able to confirm the home shop's location from official sources, so it is not listed.

Photos: bowl photos from the official site (ramen-expo.com); shop photos from press features and review sites. Provisional, for layout review.

Reviews and eating tips

What people say
A tasting report on an Okayama food site praises the sharp soy-sauce flavour, chewy medium-thick noodles and pork so tender it falls apart — a bold seasoning that goes well with rice.

Eating tips
As the name says, this is made to be 'salty-savoury' — the soy sauce is bold. Take note if you prefer mild flavours.

Dates and venue

Sat 21 Nov only: public hours end at 16:00 for the Expo fireworks; after 16:00 it is a private event run by the fireworks organiser, for fireworks ticket holders only

Compare the 10 bowls of Session 1 (same days)

Shop	Bowl · soup · main items (official listing)
Kobe Tonkotsu Ramen Men-Sakaba Daichan Hyogo	神戸とんこつ 三元豚のチャーシュー麺Kobe-style tonkotsu ramen topped with sangen-pork chashu Tonkotsu (pork bone) 🐷🐔
Menya Ichigendo This shop Okayama	「しょっぱ旨い！」とろ豚中華そば'Salty-savoury' Chinese-style soba with melt-in-the-mouth pork Shoyu (soy sauce) Tonkotsu (pork bone) 🐷🥚
Niboshi Ramen Anchovy Osaka	贅沢！有頭海老三昧！ヤミツキねぎ塩豚の香ばし豚骨ラーメンShrimp-and-pork tonkotsu with three head-on shrimp and negi-shio pork Tonkotsu (pork bone) Seafood / clam / crab 🐷🦐🥛
Teuchi Ramen Taniya Gunma	上州肉盛り!!手打ち濃厚味噌ラーメンHand-made-noodle rich miso ramen piled with Joshu (Gunma) pork Miso Tonkotsu (pork bone) 🐷🐔
DURA麺TE (Duramente) Hyogo	イベント限定 柚子香る濃厚鶏白湯麺Event-only rich chicken paitan scented with yuzu Tori-paitan (creamy chicken) 🐷🐔🥛🥚
Ramen & Gyoza Mannen Osaka	丸鶏醤油らーめんWhole-chicken shoyu ramen Shoyu (soy sauce) 🐷🐔🥛🥚
Men FACTORY JAWS Osaka	豪華3種究極の塩'Ultimate salt' ramen with three luxurious toppings Shio (salt) 🐷🐟
Menya Joobachi (Queen Bee) Osaka	背徳の女王蜂背脂肉味噌スパイス爆裂麺Spicy back-fat meat-miso 'explosion' noodles Miso Spicy 🌶 🐷🐔
Tsukemen Ramen Kyogoku Tochigi	栃木那須どりの鶏白湯らぁめんCreamy chicken paitan ramen with Tochigi Nasu chicken Tori-paitan (creamy chicken) 🐷🐔🦐🦀🥛🥚
Kitakata Shokudo Osaka	炙り六徳豚チャーシュー 濃厚阿蘇味噌らーめんRich Aso-miso ramen with seared Rokutoku pork chashu Miso 🐷🐮🥚

Before you go

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FAQ

When is Menya Ichigendo at Ramen EXPO?

In Session 1, 21 Nov (Sat) – 23 Nov (Mon). It does not appear in other sessions, as the shops change each session.

Where is the venue?

Festival Plaza in Expo '70 Commemorative Park. The nearest station is Banpaku-kinen-koen on the Osaka Monorail.

Is there an entry fee?

Ramen EXPO itself is free, but you pay the park entry fee (¥450 for high-school age and up, free for younger children). Ramen is sold by ticket.