A Hokkaido shoyu (soy sauce) ramen variant from Asahikawa, the sister city 90 minutes east of Sapporo. Curly noodles in a dashi-and-soy broth with a lard layer to keep heat through winter.
Asahikawa shoyu ramen developed independently of Sapporo miso ramen, codified by Asahikawa's Ramen Aoba in 1947 with a double-soup of pork bone and seafood-stock dashi seasoned with soy. The bowl earned Asahikawa its place as Hokkaido's second ramen city by the 1980s. Sapporo's ramen counters now serve Asahikawa shoyu bowls alongside Sapporo miso, giving visitors the regional comparison without leaving the city; the Asahikawa bowl stands as the Hokkaido shoyu reference.
2 editor picks for Asahikawa Shoyu Ramen in Sapporo, ranked by editorial score. All Sapporo signature dishes · Asahikawa Shoyu Ramen across every city.
Menya Saimi ★ 4.7
toyohira-ku · Toyohira-ku, Sapporo 062-0010, Japan
The miso-ramen counter consistently ranked top of Sapporo Tabelog at 3.96. Saimi blends three white misos with a clear pork-bone base; queue early.
Aji no Sanpei ★ 4.5
odori · Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0061, Japan
The origin shop for Sapporo miso ramen. Founder Morito Omiya created the miso bowl here in 1955; the menu still leads with the original broth.