Kotobuki Seimen Yoshikawa (Kawagoe) — Ramen EXPO 2026 Session 4 (11 Dec (Fri)

Kotobuki Seimen Yoshikawa (Kawagoe) (Saitama) serves at Ramen EXPO 2026 in Session 4, 11 Dec (Fri) – 13 Dec (Sun), at Festival Plaza in Expo '70 Commemorative Park, Suita. Hours are 11:00–21:00 (last order 20:30). Ramen is sold by ticket, and the park entry fee (¥450 for high-school age and up) is separate. The bowl: 比内地鶏の極上炙り肉中華そば塩Salt chuka soba of Hinai chicken with seared pork.

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The bowl

Menu name and soup type as confirmed in the official announcement. Check the day's menu and price at the stall.

寿製麺よしかわ (Saitama) at Ramen EXPO 2026 — 比内地鶏の極上炙り肉中華そば塩 — **寿製麺よしかわ**Kotobuki Seimen Yoshikawa (Kawagoe)比内地鶏の極上炙り肉中華そば塩Salt chuka soba of Hinai chicken with seared pork
Shio (salt)

From the shop (official announcement)

A fine salt ramen: a broth full of Hinai-jidori chicken flavour, supple house-made noodles that are a pleasure to slurp, and roast pork seared on the outside.

原文：比内地鶏の旨味あふれるスープに,しなやかですすり心地の良い自家製麺を合わせ、外側を香ばしく炙った焼豚を乗せた極上塩ラーメンです！是非ご賞味ください。

Noodles · richness · soup (official labels)

Thin noodlesLightClear chicken broth

Allergens (official listing)

WheatEggSoyChickenPork

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.

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About the shop

What the home shop is known for and the story behind this bowl (from the shop's official information, the official announcement and restaurant guides).

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

Dates and venue

Ramen EXPO is split into six sessions and the shops change completely each session. You can only eat at Kotobuki Seimen Yoshikawa (Kawagoe) during Session 4 (3 days).

Session	Session 4
Dates	11 Dec (Fri) – 13 Dec (Sun)
Hours	11:00–21:00 (L.O. 20:30)
Venue	Festival Plaza (Omatsuri Hiroba), Expo '70 Commemorative Park
Park entry	¥450 (high-school age and up), free for elementary & junior-high students
Ramen	Ticket system (¥1,000 a bowl last year)

Getting to Expo '70 Park →

Home shop

Home shop: where, hours, signature bowls

Shop: 寿製麺よしかわ川越店
Where: 1738-14 Imafuku, Kawagoe, Saitama
Station: By car from Minami-Otsuka Station (Seibu Shinjuku Line)
Hours: 11:00–15:00 / 17:00–21:00
Last order 14:30 (lunch) / 20:30 (dinner). May close early once the soup sells out
Signature: 煮干そばNiboshi (dried sardine) ramen
Awards: Named to Tabelog's Ramen EAST Top 100 list, 2017-2020
Since: 2011
Links: X ↗

Verified on the shop's official site / SNS (Sep 2026)

Compare the 10 bowls of Session 4 (same days)

The 10 bowls at the venue on 11 Dec (Fri) – 13 Dec (Sun). Tap a shop name to open its page. The shop you are viewing is highlighted.

Shop	Bowl · soup · main items (official listing)
Chuka Soba Ikkyu Yamanashi	炙りデカチャーシュー甲州焼き味噌ラーメンKoshu grilled-miso ramen with a huge seared chashu Miso Tonkotsu (pork bone) 🐷🥛
Yasashii Hizashi Gifu	鶏白湯~極み~'Kiwami' (ultimate) chicken paitan ramen Tori-paitan (creamy chicken) 🐷🐔🥛🥚
MEN Kurai Tokyo	もちもち極太麺の炙り肉生姜ラーメンGinger ramen with seared meat and chewy extra-thick noodles Shoyu (soy sauce) Niboshi (dried sardine) 🐷🐔
Menya Joroku Osaka	和歌山ラーメンZ'Wakayama Ramen Z' — Wakayama-style pork-bone soy ramen Tonkotsu (pork bone) Shoyu (soy sauce) 🐷🐔
Niku Soba 仁 Hyogo	泡系濃厚味噌白湯ラーメンFoamy rich miso paitan ramen Miso Tori-paitan (creamy chicken) 🐷
Tsukemen 和 Saitama	高級のどぐろラーメンPremium nodoguro (blackthroat seaperch) ramen Seafood / clam / crab Shio (salt) 🦐🥚
Kotobuki Seimen Yoshikawa (Kawagoe) This shop Saitama	比内地鶏の極上炙り肉中華そば塩Salt chuka soba of Hinai chicken with seared pork Shio (salt) 🐷🐔🥚
肉福庵 Hiroshima	濃厚焦がし牡蠣味噌らーめんRich charred oyster-miso ramen Miso Seafood / clam / crab 🐷🐔🦐🦀🐟🥛🥚
Seabura-men Azuma-Chu-Hachi Tokyo	NEO背脂醤油ラーメン'NEO' pork back-fat soy-sauce ramen Shoyu (soy sauce) Back-fat shoyu 🐷🥚
Ramen Kurume Honda Shoten Fukuoka	元祖とんこつ！濃厚『呼び戻し』久留米ラーメンThe original Kurume tonkotsu ramen with rich 'yobimodoshi' (continuously topped-up) broth Tonkotsu (pork bone) 🐷🐔🥚

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Before you go

Ramen glossary → Ramen without pork →

FAQ

When is Kotobuki Seimen Yoshikawa (Kawagoe) at Ramen EXPO?

In Session 4, 11 Dec (Fri) – 13 Dec (Sun). 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.

Last verified: 2026-11-12 Session and shop name checked against the official announcement (https://ramen-expo.com/). Home-shop details from the shop's official information and restaurant guides.