Iekei ramen specialty store ``Aomori Noroya Hirosaki store'' (Matsugae, Hirosaki city) opened on January 15th in the former site of ``Hirosaki Daishoken''.

"Aomori Noroya" was launched in December 2022 by Tsunataka Noro, the owner of "Aomori Daishoken", after being taught his family ramen by Hiromasa Shimizu, a "Royal Wayman" (Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture). A new ramen brand.

"Hirosaki Daishoken" is a branch of Aomori Daishoken, which opened in 2018 (Heisei 30), and became a popular restaurant with its signature menu "Mori Soba" and morning ramen, but it closed on November 30th. . Regarding closing the store, Noro said, ``It was the best possible option given the shortage of human resources and work style reform.''

At Hirosaki Daishoken, preparation began at 5:30 and remained open until 9:00 p.m. Even after recruiting employees, the store had not hired a new employee for two years. ``From a manager's standpoint, a ramen restaurant cannot survive without not only customers but also employees,'' says Noro. ``Although it has closed, I definitely want to bring Hirosaki Daishoken back.''

The menu includes ramen (850 yen), special ramen (1,050 yen), and green onion ramen (1,000 yen), as well as toppings such as flavored eggs, extra spinach, and seaweed (100 yen). They also offer rice dishes such as rice (from 100 yen), chashu rice bowl (250 yen), and chashu green onion bowl (280 yen). In the future, we plan to offer tsukemen as well.

"Even though the ramen has changed, our passion for our customers and our employees have remained the same," says Noro. The store manager, Kota Takashima, has been an employee of Hirosaki Daishoken since its inception. Takashima says, ``I want to spread authentic family-style ramen to Hirosaki and create ramen that will put a smile on people's faces.''

Business hours are 11:00 to 14:50, 17:00 to 20:50 (last order). Closed on Tuesdays.