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[Himawari Head Office in Asahikawa] Tasty Hormone Ramen Mixed Ramen with Broiled Pig Innards

September 17th, 2014

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Himawari
Broiled Pig Innard Miso Broth Ramen

Himawari

Ramen Senmon Himawari (ラーメン専門ひまわり) is a popular ramen restaurant founded in 1987 in Asahikawa city. Mrs. Hitomi Asaka (浅香仁美) is a restaurant owner at present. The head office is in Parupu-cho, and is relatively near Shin-asahikawa Station (新旭川駅). Higashi-takasu Branch used to open a business, but only the head office opens a business now. The Himawari is well-known for serving Hormone Ramen (モルメン) mixed ramen with broiled pig innards, and is also famous for beautiful restaurant owner and waitresses.

The ramen restaurant on the 1st floor of an apartment is not so large, and has an atmosphere such as a typical local restaurant. I visited here around 13:30 on Sunday. counter seats and table seats are provided, so I guess that even family customers enjoy meals. Fortunately, I sat a seat by sharing the table, but about 5 groups of visitors after me waited in their cars. The Himawari is popular after all.

List of Highway Bus

Refer to following companies for the highway bus service between the Asahikawa and the Sapporo, the New Chitose Airport, the Kitami, the Obihiro and the Kushiro.

Chuo Bus(中央バス)	From Sapporo to Asahikawa	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Chuo Bus(中央バス)	From Asahikawa to Sapporo	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Chuo Bus(中央バス)	From Asahikawa to Sapporo	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Chuo Bus(中央バス)	From Sapporo to Asahikawa	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Asahikawa Denki Kido(旭川電気軌道)	From New Chitose Airport to Asahikawa	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Asahikawa Denki Kido(旭川電気軌道)	From Asahikawa to New Chitose Airport	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Hokkaido Kitami Bus(北海道北見バス)	From Asahikawa to Kitami	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Hokkaido Kitami Bus(北海道北見バス)	From Kitami to Asahikawa	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Takushoku Bus(拓殖バス)	From Asahikawa to Obihiro	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Takushoku Bus(拓殖バス)	From Obihiro to Asahikawa	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Akan Bus(阿寒バス)	From Asahikawa to Kushiro	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Akan Bus(阿寒バス)	From Kushiro to Asahikawa	HP	Jalan	Rakuten

ASAHIKAWA

Asahikawa (旭川) that about 340,000 people live is the 2nd largest commercial city in Hokkaido, and has flourished as the center of the North Hokkaido area. Woodworks have been prosperous since the old days, and furniture is famous. Because water is clear, a liquor such as sake of Otokoyama (男山) and Godo Shusei (合同酒精) are famous, too. Popular tourist attractions such as Asahiyama Zoo (旭山動物園) and Biei (美瑛) are around the Asahikawa, so a lot of tourists use tourist bases in the North Hokkaido. As for a climate, the Asahikawa is located in Kamikawa Basin, the largest basin in the Hokkaido, so it is hot that temperature rises to 30 degrees C in a summer, and it is cold that temperature falls to -25 degrees C in a winter, and it snow very hard, too. So a winter festival using the snow is famous. Article is here

Ramen of Hokkaido

Ramen is a noodle soup dish topped with ingredients. It is said that Chinese noodles is the root of the ramen, and there are various theories, for example, Mr. Mistukuni Tokugawa (徳川光圀 * Mitokomon (水戸黄門)) ate the ramen in 1697 for the first time in Japan or the first ramen was that Keitaimen noodles (経帯麺) served in 1488 was written in Biryueken Diary (蔭涼軒日録). Noodle soup dishes were spread out in Japan because Nanking noodles (南京そば) was served in various China Towns, Japan. In Hakodate with a China Town, Yowaken (養和軒) served the Nanking noodles in 1884. In Sapporo, it is a root of Sapporo Ramen that a noodle soup dish was cooked by Mr. Wang Wen Zai (王文彩), a chief chef of Takeya Shokudo (竹家食堂), in 1922. Houran (芳蘭), a branch of the Takeya Shokudo, opened a business in 1933 in Asahikawa. Asahikawa Ramen, Sapporo Ramen and Hakodate Ramen called the 3 Major Ramen in Hokkaido were born. But current ramen do not succeed to the taste of those ramen. Article is here

Broiled Pig Innard Miso Broth Ramen

I asked a waitress about Himawari's recommendation, she replied "Broiled Pig Innard Miso Broth Ramen (モルメンの味噌)". Broiled Pig Innard Spicy Miso Broth Ramen (モルメンの味噌辛いの) was famous, but I ordered the Broiled Pig Innards Miso Broth Ramen with normal spicy because I was not confidence to eat the spicy ramen on that day. The price was JPY 800. The Hormone Ramen is famous, but they also serve normal soy sauce ramen and salt broth ramen.

Broiled Pig Innards Miso Broth Ramen -Himawari Head Office in Asahikawa- — Broiled Pig Innard Miso Broth Ramen from Top

About 15 minutes later, the Broiled Pig Innard Miso Broth Ramen was served. Most of customers order the Hormone Ramen, so grilling pig innar takes time. That is very tough work. The broiled pig innards, carrots, bamboo shoots, Chinese chives and green onions were on noodles.

I had a sip of soup immediately. The soup was very mild for fat of the broiled pig innards with a grilled flavor. This was tasty sweet-salty taste with just right seasoning. The noodles were made by Kato Ramen, and went well with the soup. I did not know that about a conbination of the Broiled Pig Innard and the Ramen. I knew the taste, so I understanded a popular reason. Thanks for the tasty meal!

Broiled Pig Innard Miso Broth Ramen and Atmosphere of Ramen Restaurant Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Broiled Pig Innard Miso Broth Ramen

Parking lot	Free parking is provided (8 Cars)
Business hours	Weekdays 11:00-15:30, Saturdays, Sundays, and National holidays 11:00-15:00 * If soup runs out, they close a business.
Regular closing day	Wednesday
Telephone number	+81-166-25-8780
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	79 376 830*23