Takachiho, Japan
ラーメン十八番
In the mountain town of Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture, ラーメン十八番 occupies a position familiar to anyone who has eaten seriously through rural Japan: a neighbourhood ramen shop where the draw is consistency and place rather than accolades. Set against a town better known for its gorge and Shinto mythology than its dining scene, it represents the kind of everyday eating that defines provincial Japanese food culture.
