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Proper Ramen in Hot Spring Country

By Ramen Adventures

http://www.ramenadventures.com/2013/04/sharaku-in-kusatsu-onsen.html

Onsen cities. These little resort towns cover the countryside extremities of Japan. If you have any interest in coming to Japan, you must spend a night or two soaking in the natural hot springs and eating local food.

Kusatsu is a very well known hot spring town a few hours out of Tokyo in the mountains of Gunma. Ramen in these towns is usually very sub-par. I wandered into the almost empty Sharaku at about 10 p.m.

Unbelievable. This was some of the creamiest pork soup I've had.

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Ramen Adventures seeks out the best ramen shops in Tokyo and beyond. Blogger Brian MacDuckston has been scouring Japan for great eats since 2008, with hundreds of reviews complete with photos, maps and shop details.

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