The most accessible Halal Ramen restaurant near JR Sapporo station, Ichiryuan

I expected that there would be more Muslim customers visiting Japan, which was the biggest reason why I have created Muslim-friendly recipe. However, the process of menu-making was not that easy.

One of the challenges is that we Japanese Ramen shops often use pork-broth. As they are so much used to the broth made from pork, it was quite difficult for us to make a satisfying one without using pork.

Another challenge is alcoholic beverages. This is because our Japanese customers love to enjoy Ramen along with alcoholics, which has forced us to consider very carefully because it might make some of our Muslim customers uncomfortable.

By carefully considering the solution, we have decided to separate the stowage and kitchen tools for Muslims and non-Muslims to avoid contamination. This way, we can use the ingredients which cannot be Halal while ensuring the quality of Halal meals. For alcoholic beverage, we decided to serve them in the restaurant. This is because we want our Japanese customers to enjoy our meals, too.

Ichiryuan has three most important concepts in the restaurant; Locally grown and consumed, a balanced diet leads to a healthy body, and single encounter with people should be highly respected.

Halal or Muslim-friendly Ramens that the restaurant offers are Seasonal Seafood-salted noodle (季節の海鮮しおラーメン), which uses fresh scallops, oysters, prawns and soy milk from Hokkaido.