I’m spending my New Year’s holiday at my husband’s family home.
Echigo-Yuzawa is just an hour away from Tokyo by Shinkansen, but it’s surprisingly snowy here.
My husband’s mother and brother picked us up at the station by car. My husband’s brother owns a big car just so our family can ride together during our visits a few times a year. I really appreciate it.
We headed home while stopping for some New Year’s shopping. Around noon, we stopped by a ramen shop. It’s close to their house, so we come here every time we visit.
This shop is famous for its tonkotsu shoyu (pork bone soy sauce) ramen.
The toppings are pretty standard—chashu (roasted pork), spinach, and nori (seaweed)—but the highlight is the chashu grilled over charcoal.
You can’t tell just by looking at it, but when you take a bite, the smoky flavor of the grilled fat spreads in your mouth. So delicious!
It’s already decided—we’ll definitely come back to this shop during our next visit. 😄
There are many ski resorts nearby. This ramen shop also seems popular with skiers, as most of the cars in the parking lot have license plates from outside the prefecture.
My kids always look forward to skiing here.
I’ve only tried skiing once, but the snow quality is excellent. I think they call it powder snow. The snow doesn’t stick to your clothes and just brushes off, which is great for someone like me who falls a lot.
This time, while my husband and kids are skiing, I’m relaxing at home. At night, we enjoy the hot spring to recover from last year’s fatigue and recharge for the new year. Well, that sounds good, but actually, I just laze around during the day and eat and drink too much at night.
Oh, but I do help out at home! I helped with snow shoveling, and now I have crazy muscle pain. 😂
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Tokamachiya - Echigo Tazawa (Ramen)
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お正月休み、旦那さんの実家に来ています。
越後湯沢は東京から新幹線で1時間で行ける場所ですが、驚くほど雪深いです。
旦那さんの母と兄が車で駅まで迎えに来てくれました。旦那さんの兄は、年に数回の私達の帰省のために大きい車に乗っています。ありがたいです。
お正月用の買い物をしながら家に向かいます。ちょうどお昼になったので、ラーメン屋さんに寄ります。家から近いので、帰省する度に来ているお店です。
醤油豚骨ラーメンが売りのお店です。
トッピングはチャーシュー、ほうれん草、海苔とオーソドックスですが、特筆すべきはチャーシューが炭火であぶってあるところですね。
見た目からはわからないんですが、口に運ぶと炭火で焼けた脂の香りが広がって、うまぁ!となります。
次の帰省でもこのお店に寄るの確定です😄
近くにはスキー場がたくさんあります。こちらのお店も、スキー客が多いみたいで駐車場に止まっている車は県外のナンバーが多いです。
子供たちもスキーするのを毎回楽しみにしています。
私も1回だけ滑ったことありますが、雪質良いです。パウダースノーと言うんでしょうか。雪が服に付いてもサラッと落ちるので、よく転ぶ私にはとっても良いです。
今回は、旦那さんと子供たちがスキーしている間、私は家でゆっくりさせてもらっています。夜は温泉で去年の疲れを癒し、年の初めに英気を養います。と言うと聞こえが良いですが、昼間はダラダラ、夜はご馳走食べて飲んだくれています。
あ、ちゃんと家のお手伝いもしますよ。雪かきを手伝ったら、筋肉痛すんごいです😂
Hot Ramen in cold weather is a comforting meal. I still eat Ramen even in our country though.
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Ramen looks delicious. The long sushi in the background looks good too!
There's a salmon version but the kids don't like to eat raw fish 😅
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The ramen was delicious. It was cold outside, but I was sweating after eating it!
Awesome! 👍🏻
oh wow you eat ramen all the time xD. it's a bit premium price here TT. i went to Japan and if i remember the price there was like really low i gues cuz its everywhere
Prices in Japan will feel really affordable. For us, imported goods are expensive.🤣
Actually, my husband is the real ramen lover, and I just go along with him. But to be honest... I do love it too! 😆
ya i believe you. you guys can eat ramen like it's water everyday xd. I see then did he take you to all the good ramen places. I heard there are some places where there's long line but it's super good
Ramen is becoming more expensive here too, as prices are going up in Japan. 😂
I don't know much about ramen restaurants in Tokyo, but Ichiran(一蘭) is one of the best and most famous in Japan. It is not only in Tokyo, but all over Japan, near my house and even in foreign countries. There is always a line of people waiting in line.
https://en.ichiran.com/shop/area-oversea.html
I don't think I've seen an ichiran in malaysia. Maybe you can bring one here lol
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