Kitakata ramen (喜多方ラーメン) is a kind of ramen that originated in Kitakata, Japan. Kitakata ramen is a style of ramen that originated at the Genraiken noodle shop in 1927 in Kitakata, Fukushima.[1] Kitakata Ramen is one of the three most popular ramen styles in Japan, along with Sapporo ramen and Hakata ramen. Kitakata city has the most ramen stores per capita.[2] | ||||||