you can’t keep a good men down
Footage of Taishoken's not-so-final day last year. Look at the line! Credit: 46E2Q | Amazing! The legendary Higashi-Ikebukuro ramen shop, Taishoken, is back in business!. Vaunted as the creator of morisoba dipping noodles, chef/owner Kazuo Yamagishi retired for the second time last February, only to reopen again as of last Saturday - a direct result of a ceaseless letter writing campaign by his most devoted customers. This just goes to show that you can't keep a good ramen master down. Yamagishi-san is 73 years young, so Taishoken won't be around forever. Those of you in or traveling to Tokyo can't afford to pass up this second, nay, third chance at sampling the granddaddy of tsukemen dipping noodles everywhere. |
Are they already opened back up?
I’ll be in Tokyo next month, I’ll defenitely have to make it to Taishoken.