Kagaribi is a six-seat shoyu ramen counter in Shintomi, Chuo City, about four minutes' walk from Shintomicho Station. It opened on 18 April 2024 and is run single-handedly by owner Jun Saito, who makes the noodles, cooks the broth and assembles every bowl himself. At the 25th TRY Ramen Awards (2024–2025) the shop placed 2nd overall in the New Shop Grand Prize and 2nd in the shoyu category of the New Shop division.

What kind of shop it is

Saito began his training with the "Aoyama" group in Chiba, then worked at Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta and Menya Nanairo before opening his own shop (per the official TRY Ramen Awards shop profile). The menu is built around one bowl — shoyu ramen — and the noodles are made entirely by hand from flour in the shop. Dough is cut to order, hand-crumpled, then boiled.

The broth is a clear chicken soup drawn from heritage jidori breeds — Aomori Shamorock, Amakusa Daio and Kuro-Satsuma — with Rausu kelp and shiitake. The tare blends several naturally brewed soy sauces, and the bowl is finished with chicken oil (chiyu). The shop was also selected for Tabelog's "Ramen TOKYO Hyakumeiten 2025" list.

What to order

The standard bowl is the shoyu ramen at ¥1,300 (hand-made house noodles, pork shoulder loin chashu). A version loaded with extra chashu and a seasoned egg is ¥2,000. A tsukemen (noodles with dipping broth) was added in March 2026 (per an official TRY article dated April 2026). Prices change, so check the ticket machine display on the day.

  • Shoyu ramen ¥1,300 — hand-made house noodles, pork shoulder loin chashu
  • Chashu and seasoned-egg shoyu ramen ¥2,000 — the loaded version
  • Tsukemen — added in March 2026; check X for the current price

Tips for visiting

There are only six counter seats and one person running the whole shop. There is no takeout and no mail order (per the official TRY shop listing).

Payment is entirely cashless through a touch-panel ticket machine, so bring a credit card or a QR-code payment app — cash is not accepted. The regular closing day is Wednesday, but temporary closures and changes to hours are posted on the shop's X account (@teutikagaribi); it is worth checking before you set out.