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title: Hachiban Ramen
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journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/kanazawa/
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# Hachiban Ramen

Places we stopped along the way　/　Kanazawa, Ishikawa

A ramen chain whose first shop opened on February 11, 1967, beside National Route 8 in Kuwabara, Kaga, Ishikawa. Its signature is ramen piled with stir-fried vegetables; that night I had it with miso broth, curly noodles and a naruto printed with an 8, plus pan-fried gyoza.

## This moment in the journey: Ending the night with Hokuriku's soul food

I had made up my mind to end the night with Hokuriku's soul food. Down a snowy road at night glowed the red neon of Hachiban Ramen.

Born along National Route 8, it is ramen piled high with stir-fried vegetables. Cabbage, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots and pork are crowned with a slice of naruto fish cake printed with an 8. A rich miso broth and curly noodles, with pan-fried gyoza on the side.

It looks so simple, yet it goes straight to the heart. That hit the spot. "What is it about Hachiban?"

![Vegetable ramen with a number-8 naruto, and gyoza](https://karigurashijourney.com/img/kanazawa/s112-1200.jpg)
- Sources: https://www.hachiban.co.jp/corporate/history/
- Sources: https://www.hachiban.jp/

Read this scene in the full journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/kanazawa/