Empty Ramen Alley in Japan | Hokkaido, JP

This time, I traveled to Japan's North Dakota (not an official nickname), AKA Hokkaido! I ate legendary miso ramen, met Hatsune Miku, and had a journey of self-discovery amidst the aftermath of an overeating escapade.
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Aji No Karyu (味の華龍)
〒064-0805 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Minami 5 Jonishi, 3 Chome−８
〒064-0805 北海道札幌市中央区南５条西３丁目８ 元祖さっぽろラーメン横丁
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〒064-0805 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Minami 5 Jonishi, 3 Chome−8
〒064-0805 北海道札幌市中央区南５条西３丁目8−番地 元祖さっぽろラーメン横丁内
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Lol Japanese North Dakota, very accurate. Also RIP Tony Bourdain, that man was a powerful inspiration for all food, travel, and culture lovers

[@Nyxoticnomicon]

昔に青森県で住んだことがある。もちろん北海道に行ったことある。今ノースダコタ州に住んでいる。本当です。だから、お前はノースダコタと言って、僕は笑った。北海道は日本のノースダコタです、ね。でも、北海道はノースダコタ州よりとても好きです。ノースダコタ州には美味しいラーメンを見つけにくいだよ。でも、雪は同じ。

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I love this! The Hokkaido and North Dakota connection. What a small world, as they say 😊.

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I hope you are still enjoying North Dakota even though you can’t find good ramen there. 😊

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​@BenBen-ns1pd I got the opposite from the comment, that they were Japanese living in America. Hmm

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Thanks I loved this video, subscribing now! I am staying 3 months in Japan starting with 1 month in Sapporo and loving it here!! The second ramen place you went to I happened to go yesterday and I found it sooo Good! I am not a fan of Gyoukai (sea food) based broth so I got into a different place and left right after I found they specialized in shrimp broth, then I found this, it was empty but it had delicious pork/meat broth miso ramen and it was really yummy. My favorite ramen so far has been the one at 'Ramen Shingen Minami 6 Jo Branch', lines are always loong but so yummy!

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I live in North Dakota. 1:45 can confirm. Please do more of these long-form vids. Your script writing is on point.

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Ok I love the ending. Had to leave a comment for that haha

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😢If only we had ramen shops like that in America! Then i would become Pikachu and Misty exploreing the great wide open suburbs. 😂

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I think I literally eat in the same ramen place in that tiny alley in Sapporo, when we arrive there with some friends, it didn't look like a serious alley to eat, but indeed the ramens there are from another world, and the butter with sweet corn makes it incredible. Also, congratz on 1m subs at this point lol.

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Hello :)

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The food looks soo good. You should do longer videos more often 😌

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“JAPANESE NORTH DAKOTA” 💀 💀 💀

[@am5790]

can you do video around the work class neighborhoods and restaurants.

[@kingbball66]

My dream is to go to Hokkaido during the winter and eat ramen

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I hope you can achieve that dream! Hokkaido is really a special place and I can't wait to go back. Next time I wanna go in the dead of winter lol

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Did it. Best ramen you'll ever have. 10/10 would recommend.

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Hokkaido really is great Slightly colder climate and great nature And the food is soo good

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and a lot of national parks, seriously every damn mountain i passed through and askek the local what's that it's a national park and i love it

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your sense of humor is impeccable, can’t wait for more full length videos!

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thanks for the video. i love these lil videos about different things about japan. i want to go there one day. i've been watching your videos for about 3 weeks now and they really make my day:) keep up the good work! btw did you ever do a video about why u went to japan? also i want to know how did you learn Japanese because i'm trying to learn too lol. it's been hard out here man ._.

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Thank you for your deadpan wholesome humour.

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So where did you learn Japanese? Parents? Self taught? I want to visit Japan, but I want to know at least a LITTLE japanese.

[@danpham9623]

More long form videos like this please! The world but more importantly myself when I’m eating my meals need it

[@Insig385]

god this is like a trip down memory lane. I used to go to Hokkaido for work for like 3 months at a time, so those shots of Sapporo city I recognize all of it. only diff is my work there us always over winter, so your shots are missing all the snow 😂 also because of the cold, I got veeeeery acquainted with the underground mall(s) and tunnel/path. aaaaah I wanna go back....

[@DanielHaughton09065]

Fantastic video, the humor was top (got a bunch of laughs in), the perspective you give the content always seems relatable, please make more longer length videos! (although ill still keep watching the great shorts you put out) Cheers from NY!

[@NotchaBizness]

That absolutely looked like North Dakota from the air. But then you landed and drove by more homes than that entire state has 😂 I used to fly to ND for work regularly, worked the oil fields there. Place is beautiful but definitely sparsely populated (for good reason, it gets disturbingly cold in the -50’s each winter).