戸倉上山田温泉:日本一ラーメン屋密度 Togura Kamiyamada: Most Ramen Shops Per Capita in Japan

January 23, 2009: その他 Miscellaneous

この戸倉上山田温泉ではラーメン屋さんが多いです。話によると、人口の一人当たりのラーメン屋の数が日本一だそうです。取り敢えず、亀清旅館の周りに何件があるか、長男と一緒に歩いてみました。亀清の目の前の店を含んで、徒歩5分の範囲で12件もありました。多いなと思いましたが、内の近辺だけでそれだけがあれば、温泉街の全体で50件ぐらいあるでしょう。ラーマンパラダイスですね!

一般的の常識で、軽い知り合いの中で政治と宗教の話しは止めた方がよいといいます。長野県で、さらに「どこのそばが美味しいか」という話しも止めた方が良いらしいです。(けんかになるから。)この戸倉上山田温泉で「どこのラーメンが上手い」も難しい質問でしょうね。

皆様、どうぞ、どのラーメンが一番美味しいか、試してみてください。

There are lots of ramen shops here in Togura Kamiyamada Onsen. I once heard that we have more ramen shops per capita than anywhere else in Japan (for that matter, probably the world). I took one of our sons out tonight for a walk around our neighborhood to count the ramen joints. Starting with the one across the street from Kamesei Ryokan, we counted 12 in a 5 minute radius. If there are 12 just in our neighborhood, there must be about 50 throughout the entire onsen.

It's common sense to avoid talking about politics and religion with casual acquaintances. Here in Nagano, there is one more taboo subject: which soba restaurant is the best. (That always leads to heated arguments -- we are passionate about our soba here.) Furthermore, here in Togura Kamiyamada Onsen, it's probably also difficult to talk about which ramen shop is the best. You'll just have to come and decide for yourself!





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