MEET OUR GUIDES
Meet the ramen guide team! Get to know us better below. Naturally, each of us loves ramen!
Frank
Favorite style of ramen: SHIO
Frank is a Filipino American and Tokyo native obsessed with ramen...to the point of eating it every day. To Frank, ramen is the ultimate soul food, with his favorite style being shio ramen.
When Frank isn't eating ramen, he loves to travel, curl up with a good book, or attempt at staying in shape. He's also a huge fan of Lord of the Rings and Star Trek. For Gondor!
Nick
Favorite style of ramen: SHOYU
Nick's Japan adventure started in 1993 in Kyoto, and like many, he assumed it would be for "a couple years". In 2023, exactly 30 years to the month, he returned to Japan as life goes full circle in more ways than just one!
He greatly enjoys meeting people from all over the world and showing them a little of his favorite comfort food, ramen. His interests range from sports (cricket) to photography and karaoke (for the brave souls who can suffer him butchering some classics).
Sam
Favorite style of ramen: TONKOTSU
Sam is our heavy metal dude from Chicago, USA! With a formal education in Japanese language and culture, he can't help but feel right at home in the historic city of Kyoto, where he first moved to in 2010. He quickly fell in love with the local cuisine, especially pork-back-fat ramen with extra green onions.
When he's not drilling guitar riffs for his 2 bands, Sam can be found collecting Buddhist calligraphy from temples, or sat upon a sunny park bench reading his favorite murder-mystery manga, Detective Conan.