A new world that Ayumu Hirano encounters.
Vol.1 Ramen and Clothes.

Ramen is considered a national dish. From thick and light ramen, to straight soy sauce-based ramen, to Western-style ramen and other varieties, ramen has become a crowd pleaser. Hirano-san seems to be captivated by such ramen...

. My love of ramen has increased over the years. My brother (snowboarder Kaisyu) has always been a ramen lover to the point where I thought he only ate ramen, so I started going to ramen restaurants more and more often. There was a time when I found myself eating ramen every day for a week (laughs), but recently I've been more careful.

Mr. Hirano visited "Bazoku Nippori," a long-established restaurant famous for its tantanmen noodles with a history of over 40 years. Upon entering the restaurant, he was greeted by a strong bashin, bashin sound that echoed through the restaurant, as if banging on a desk. The dough that will become the noodles is being beaten and stretched on a large wooden board. The impact is so great that the striking board is curved due to the strong force applied to the same spot every day. Then the dough is softened and stretched again and again like candy work, and the lumps of flour are gradually transformed into noodles.