Ramen Festival in Tokyo: Ramen from all over Japan in one place

What to discover

Around nine prefectures are represented, each with one stall. On top of that come three collaboration stalls where several shops cook together. New in 2026: food trucks join in for the first time, plus a tie-in with the anime series “Ramen Akaneko”.

Rich and hearty

• Kurume Tonkotsu by Honda Shoten (Fukuoka): pork bone broth from the birthplace of tonkotsu, topped up again and again with the yobimodoshi method
• Beef Paitan by Ramen Makotoya (Osaka): creamy beef broth with thin noodles
• Shinshu Tori Paitan (collaboration stall from Nagano): thick, creamy chicken broth

Chicken in every variation

• Sapporo Miso by Men-ya Nanahei (Hokkaido): miso meets Japanese free-range chicken
• Kin no Tori Chuka by Shinshunya Honten (Yamagata): chicken broth in five layers
• Nagoya Cochin Shio by Menshou Irodori (Aichi): salt broth from the most famous chicken in Japan
• Okukuji Shamo by Dragon Ramen (Ibaraki): powerful broth from the Okukuji game fowl
• Aizu Kitakata Ramen (collaboration stall of three shops from Fukushima)

From the sea

• Shio Ramen with Setouchi Iriko by Mendokoro Guritora (Okayama): free-range chicken and dried sardines from the Seto Inland Sea
• Scallop and chicken in shoyu (collaboration stall of two well-known shops)
• Shonai sea bream by Chuka Soba Kumonoito (Yamagata)
• Rausu kombu and shijimi clams by Kin Guemon (Osaka): golden broth from Hokkaido kelp and freshwater clams

If you only manage one bowl

Go for something you cannot get in Tokyo otherwise. The Aizu Kitakata from Fukushima and the Shonai sea bream from Yamagata are exactly those regional dishes. Kurume Tonkotsu and Sapporo Miso you will also find around the city.

Next dates

30 October to 3 November 2026

3 November is a public holiday in Japan, Culture Day. The festival runs from 11:00 to 20:00 and you have to place your last order by 19:30. On the final day everything closes one hour earlier. And you know the drill, be on time, the Japanese are very strict about their rules.

Paying

Entry to the festival is free. You only pay for the food, and not directly at the ramen stall. You need a ticket per bowl beforehand and exchange it for your bowl at the stall of your choice. One ticket costs 1,100 Yen.

The three ways to get a ticket

• Advance sale at 7-Eleven: runs until 29 October at 23:59. Only these tickets carry a lottery number. What the lottery number is all about you will find in the insider tip.
• 7Ticket online: keeps selling the same ramen tickets from 30 October to 2 November, but without a lottery number. Here is the link: 7ticket.jp
• Box office on site: at the ticket counter on the grounds you get your tickets daily until 19:00, on the final day until 18:00, also without a lottery number. You can pay there in cash or cashless, which in Japan usually means with your prepaid card.

Whichever way you go: one ticket always stands for exactly one bowl. There is no day pass that lets you eat as much as you want. If you want to try three kinds, you need three tickets.

Cash for toppings

You can buy the tickets cashless, the toppings you cannot. Those are paid for at every stall separately and in cash only. How to best pay in Japan otherwise you will find here: Pay in Japan.

Getting there

The festival has been held on the central plaza (Chuo Hiroba) in Komazawa Olympic Park in the Setagaya district since 2009. The organizer has announced, however, that 2026 will be the last time it takes place at Komazawa Olympic Park.

By subway

The closest station is Komazawa-Daigaku Station on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi line. From the Komazawa-koen exit it is about 20 minutes on foot to the central plaza. From Shibuya you get there without changing trains. Everything about subway travel in Tokyo

By bus

From Shibuya, bay 22, the Shibu 11 bus (渋11) takes about 25 minutes to Komazawa Park. From there it is roughly 500 m to the festival.

Insider tip

The lottery number

Every ticket from the advance sale has a lottery number printed on it. No extra, no surcharge, no registration. It is simply there. Right in the middle of the grounds, next to the headquarters booth, the winning numbers are posted. You stroll past with your bowl, compare for a second, and if your number is among them the staff hand you another complete ramen ticket on the spot. A whole extra bowl, free. No form, no prize draw small print. Tickets from the box office have no lottery number. Zero chances, no matter how many you buy. Which is exactly why: always buy in advance.