”Ramen can”

Akihabara is famous for Japan’s prominent electronic city. Today it is also known as a sacred land for young culture such as “otaku” and “moe” and is full of energy. In such city, “Ramen can: ramen (soy sauce and miso flavor 300 yen each) in a can” that can be purchased in vending machine is collecting attention. It is produced by a popular Ramen restaurant and it contains noodle, soup, ingredients (Menma and pork) and comes in a size just right for a snack. It comes with a folded fork so you can eat warm ramen as soon as you get it. There are few kinds of flavor such as tonkotsu and curry. A vending machine in front of “Chichibu Denki (specialty store for computer parts)” has a wide selection of goods. Aside from “Ramen can”, it has “Oden can (oden in a can 270 yen), “Yakitori can (soy sauce and salt flavor 300 yen each), “Soup pasta can (3 flavors 300 yen each), etc. It is very popular as souvenirs so it may be fun to look for your favorite flavor in front of the vending machine. They are also sold in places aside from Chichibu Denki, but noted below is information on Chichibu Denki.

 The store front of “Chichibu Denki”

“Chichibu Denki”
<Address> 3-12-15 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021
<Phone> 03–3253-3443
<Access> 3 minutes walk from JR Akihabara station
<Business hours> 10:30-19:30
<Closed> No holiday (Year end and new year is excluded.)