We took The Fun Fun bus, stopping at various sites, this being one. We were hoping for both a visual and gastronomic experience, like an entertainment area in a larger city. Instead we ate average fare at a place looking like a truck stop next to a strip mall. I guess one's expectations need to be adjusted accordingly for the city being visited.
We got there a little early before the shops opened at 1100. We had a train to Biei to catch so didn't stay long. However, no big deal. The Village is just a cluster of ramen shops with a souvenir store. You can get the same in the city rather than travel all way here to eat ramen.
何でこんなところに作ったんだろうか。駅から15分くらいかかる。遠すぎ。駅前に旭川ラーメンの本店が集まっているのだから、ラーメン食べ歩きがしたいなら駅まで散歩で十分。わざわざ行く価値なし。
Unless you have no other options for Hokkaido ramen during your visit, this place will then be worth your while. We had much better ramen in elsewhere including Sapporo, Teshikaga. For those who are keen to shop, there's a Uniqlo just across the road.
Asahikawa Ramen Mura – – Ramen lovers, get there early, choose your restaurant and squat as that place can get busy really quickly. We stopped by on our way from Soun Gorge to get to Otaru. Fortunately, we just beat the lunch crowd as the lines were quickly forming while we were still ordering. Great stop!
I didn't intend to go there, but since the GPS in my car was flagging this as a popular destination and it was close to the Otokoyama Sake Museum, so spent another 5 mins driving there. It is a small hut with around 8 famous ramen shops under one roof. Though it is convenient, you can't try all of them in one shot unless you have a big stomach. During the busy hours in winter, you may have to line up outside which isn't a pleasant thing to do. In a nutshell, unless you have a car, don't bother getting there. You can find most of these ramen shops in downtown.
Travelled by bus to the ramen village. No signages around to guide you to the place. Bus driver couldn't speak a word of English (it's a local bus), so we had to go with whatever we could understand from him. When we got there, it was just a building with the famous ramen establishments located in one place. Half of them were closed for dinner. The ramen shrine wasn't impressive. After dinner, we found that we missed the last bus back to our hotel. So we had to go to a nearby Uniqlo shop to ask for help to call a taxi.
旭川と言えば醤油ラーメン。ラーメン激戦区の旭川。観光客の方はどこに行けば良いか迷う筈。そんな悩みを解消するには、ここに来るのが一番! 醤油、味噌、塩、全種類楽しめますよ。札幌は 味噌!が有名ですが、旭川の味噌もまた格別なんですよ!
As mention above I had a soya ramen in one of the shop and hop into another shop for the salt ramen , both taste delicious , service was fast in both of the shop . After my lunch here , went to uniqlo for shopping , went to a nearby pharmacy to buy my cosmetic and supplements all within walking distance .
The Ramen Mura is not close to any other attraction and it is close to stores like Homac outlet.You have around 10 ramen restaurant choices but they are quite similar to each other.Worth a drop by lunch if you are driving. You probably have better choices in the Ramen Republic in Sapporo.