On its surface, it looks quite similar to many of Japan's rural towns, with low profile buildings set against a mountainous backdrop in fairly quiet city streets.

In fact, one might even call the area humble, and they wouldn't be wrong in doing so, because despite its seemingly uncomplicated and familiar feel, the town of Takata is famous all across the country.

If you were to say the name Staccato, almost anyone in Japan, you're bound to get the same or at least a very similar response, E O.

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And this peaceful countryside town does not leave any gap between expectation and reality.

With over 100 Roman shops in the area and even a set of shrine gates that looked like chopsticks even among all of this one shop stands out among the rest.

Ma, besides your wow you know your mother today, your mother Turkey can actually see a car.

You know what?

I know that we need nothing.

You got the Haji Iman.

So there are no party at all missing a door on him.

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Okay, Thio.

Uh, what's up?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, sure.

You at seven o'clock in the morning, you probably don't typically think Let's go out for a bowl of Robin.

That is, unless you're in Takata.

Yeah, I know.

There it is.

80 clock in the morning on I am eating a bowl, Robert.

Morning, Roman.

You.

I've had Roman in the morning.

Just never had Morning, Rahman, the owner recommended that I try the NICU somebody's and it's really popular.

And the entire thing is just covered.

It's really nice.

Flavor is super gentle.

It's got a light field to like, I feel like I'm not gonna have this heavy, oily feel.

I'm finished.

This is It's actually works really well as morning Robin.

Yeah, the noodles air really part of what makes it special.

Wavy noodles with a chewy texture that absorbed the soups flavor give the Roman a bit of a unique edge.

Ramen comes in a variety of styles and flavors all across the country, and each style is designated its own name or classifications often times with this name referencing the base or flavor of the soup.

But hearing Takata the style of ramen is simply named after the town itself.

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Thio still there?

Yeah.

Yes.

I actually used to live right down the street over there.

I didn't even pass by the shop like, every single day without realizing, so I got curious.

We're gonna head in today and check it out.

You know, just for good measure, I'm gonna go with the same one.

The one with all the cha shu on top.

That way I can give it a fair comparison.

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Anybody?

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Who?

Yeah, that was really good.

Definitely different from Staccato, though.

My taxi driver back and stuck out.

That kind of called it when he was talking about the water.

I think he says it's your hair E o e.

Mhm.

The fresh running water that comes off of the mountains is a point of pride for many Takata locals.

But you see, Takata is actually located in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture.

And when most people hear Fukushima, their mind goes straight to the 2011 earthquake.

In the events that followed but without looking at a map, many don't realize just how wide the prefecture of Fukushima actually is.

Takata itself is about as far inland as you can go before you start approaching the Sea of Japan.

In fact, it's actually closer to the area of Niigata than it is to the Pacific Coast.

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While the asada or ramen for breakfast is definitely an aspect that makes banish Ocado unique.

The shop really hits its stride around lunchtime with a packed house and a street full of cars and people in Japan, the process of making ramen is known to be famously time consuming or sometimes difficult, but modernize on claims that in these conditions it's actually not the most difficult part of the job.

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