Men Fujisaki opened in September 2022 on Kuramaebashi-dori, north of JR Kameido Station, serving shoyu ramen. Owner Mizuki Fujisaki studied business at university and spent two years at a trading company before training at Tomonomoto in Funabashi and other shops, where he learned house-made noodles, broth and tare. At the 24th TRY Ramen Award (2023-2024) the shop took first place in the shoyu category of the new-shop division and third overall in the new-shop grand prize.

What kind of shop it is

The signature shoyu ramen pairs a clear broth — made only from jidori (heritage-breed) chickens such as Nagoya Cochin, Kuro Satsuma-dori Kokuo and Okukuji Shamo, plus RO (reverse-osmosis) water — with a tare blending seven soy sauces sourced from around Japan. No MSG is used, and chicken oil skimmed from the broth finishes the bowl.

In an interview around the opening, the owner described it simply: broth from chicken and water, with a tare built mainly on raw (unpasteurized) soy sauce, rounded out with mirin and wasanbon sugar. The noodles are made in-house — reportedly two batches cut fresh each day from a blend of Japanese wheat, with the flour ratio and hydration adjusted to suit the shoyu and shio broths respectively — and the chashu is said to use branded pork from Yamagata Prefecture.

What to order

First-timers should start with the shoyu ramen. The menu also includes shio ramen, tsukemen (noodles served separately with a dipping broth), wonton shoyu ramen, and chashu rice as a side.

Prices differ between outlets and over time. The official TRY Ramen Award shop page lists shoyu ramen at ¥1,200, tsukemen at ¥1,600 and shio ramen at ¥1,400 (from their 25th-award coverage in 2024; their 2023 coverage listed shio at ¥1,250). Kotomise, the local shopping-street site, lists lower figures — shoyu ramen ¥1,100 and wonton shoyu ramen ¥1,350. With no official website, check @men_fujisaki on X for current prices.

Tips for visiting

It is about a 9-minute walk from the North Exit of Kameido Station, near Kameido Tenjin Shrine and along Kuramaebashi-dori.

Hours and closing days differ between published listings and cannot be confirmed on an official website. Multiple outlets do report that hours vary by day of the week and that the shop may close once ingredients run out, so confirming the day's service and queue status on X before heading over is the safest approach.

  • About a 9-minute walk (roughly 540m) from Kameido Station North Exit, along Kuramaebashi-dori
  • No official website; announcements go out via X (@men_fujisaki)
  • A queue/reservation page for the shop is available on TableCheck
  • Hours vary by day of the week; the shop may close early when ingredients run out