{"id":44097,"date":"2025-12-28T21:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T12:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agatajapan.com?p=44097"},"modified":"2026-01-27T16:01:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T07:01:44","slug":"taisei-foods-nakano-branch-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/en\/shinise-en\/taisei-foods-nakano-branch-en","title":{"rendered":"Taisei Foods (Nakano Branch)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Taisho 6 (1916)<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"ark-block-slider -media\" data-direction=\"horizontal\" data-option=\"{isAuto:1,isLoop:1,isCenter:1,showArrow:1,showThumb:1,effect:slide,direction:horizontal,speed:1000,delay:4000,slideNumPC:1,slideNumSP:1,spacePC:4,spaceSP:0,pagination:bullets,isClickable:0,isDynamic:0}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ark-block-slider__inner swiper -main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ark-block-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ark-block-slider__media\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" 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src=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/a703a78ec9e95b6d3823a071fee0525d.webp\" width=\"1125\" height=\"750\" class=\"ark-block-slider__img arkb-obf-cover wp-image-41852\" alt=\"\" decording=\"async\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Noodle-making professionals who continue to create smiles for their customers<\/h2>\n\n<p>Taisei Foods (Nakano Branch) was founded in Taisho 6 (1916), and today it mainly manufactures and sells Chinese noodles, operates company-owned shops, wholesales ramen ingredients, and runs support services for ramen shops, and it is a company with reliable noodle-making techniques backed by the nationally certified qualification \u201cSeimen Ginoshi\u201d approved by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, producing 50,000 servings per day with more than 150 types of noodles available at all times and having business relationships with over 700 clients nationwide, while also offering custom-made noodles created by certified noodle-making specialists in addition to its standard products.<br\/>At the company-owned shops, you can buy not only ramen noodles but also ramen ingredients jointly developed with partner companies and other noodles such as pasta, and since all ramen toppings can also be purchased, the shops are popular with people who want to make authentic ramen at home, and at one of the company-owned shops, \u201cMen Ichiba Nakano Broadway,\u201d you can purchase factory-direct professional-use noodles and also find an attached tasting spot where you can sample ramen and pasta in the store, and events linked to Noodle Day and special bargain time sales are also held.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">History<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"304\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-84.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41854\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The founder, Kojima Hagoro, established Taiseiken, a manufacturer and seller of Chinese-style noodles, in Okubo, Shinjuku Ward, in Taisho 6, and later introduced noodle-making machines and began supplying Chinese noodles to fellow food stall operators, and in Showa 21 the second generation, Torii Shingo, founded Taiseiken Co., Ltd. in Arai, Nakano Ward, where it began operations as a designated noodle distribution factory for Tokyo, and in Showa 64 the current president, Torii Norio, assumed the position of Representative Director and President, continuing to the present day.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">This Notable Item<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" 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during noodle making, it preserves the natural flavor and texture of wheat that contains moisture, uses no strong synthetic preservatives such as propylene glycol or sorbitol at all, and allows you to enjoy a hand-made\u2013style firmness and chewy texture.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns vk_block-margin-xs--margin-bottom is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"846\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/agatajapan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12227a60a134c5256201c5a1c4a6cd04-846x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41860\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seasoned bamboo shoots<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">270 yen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"vk_block-margin-md--margin-bottom\">This is standard soy sauce\u2013flavored menma, and its classic seasoning does not interfere with the flavor of ramen, and the menma from Fuji Shokai Co., Ltd. is processed and produced in its own factory with thorough quality control, earning high evaluations for safety and quality, and it is also delicious not only in ramen but when eaten as a snack.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Spot Overview<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"ark-block-notice -alert is-style-simple\"><div class=\"ark-block-notice__head\"><svg class=\"ark-block-notice__icon\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-icon=\"LsInfoOutline\" viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\"><path d=\"M24 47C11.3 47 1 36.7 1 24S11.3 1 24 1s23 10.3 23 23-10.3 23-23 23zm0-42C13.5 5 5 13.5 5 24s8.5 19 19 19 19-8.5 19-19S34.5 5 24 5z\"><\/path><circle cx=\"24\" cy=\"15.8\" r=\"3.5\"><\/circle><path d=\"M28 31.8h-1.5v-9c0-.6-.4-1-1-1h-5c-.8 0-1.3.9-.8 1.6l1.8 2.4v6H20c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1v2c0 .6.4 1 1 1h8c.6 0 1-.4 1-1v-2c0-.6-.4-1-1-1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"ark-block-notice__body ark-keep-mt--s\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table pt-3\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:#666666\"><tbody><tr><th style=\"width:20%;background-color:#444444;color:#ffffff;vertical-align:top\">Address: <\/th><td>Basement 1F, Nakano Broadway, 5-52-15 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 165-0001<\/td><\/tr><tr><th style=\"width:20%;background-color:#444444;color:#ffffff;vertical-align:top\"><strong>Phone: <\/strong><\/th><td><a href=\"tel:080-2093-2815\">080-2093-2815<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th style=\"width:20%;background-color:#444444;color:#ffffff;vertical-align:top\"><strong>Business hours: <\/strong><\/th><td>10:00\u201319:00<\/td><\/tr><tr><th style=\"width:20%;background-color:#444444;color:#ffffff;vertical-align:top\"><strong>Closed: <\/strong><\/th><td>New Year holidays and whole-building closure days<\/td><\/tr><tr><th style=\"width:20%;background-color:#444444;color:#ffffff;vertical-align:top\"><strong>Payment methods:<\/strong><\/th> <td>Cash <br>Credit cards (VISA, JCB, Mastercard) <br> E-money (transportation IC cards, iD, nanaco, WAON) <br> QR code payments (PayPay, d-barai)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th style=\"width:20%;background-color:#444444;color:#ffffff;vertical-align:top\"><strong>External Link:<\/strong><\/th><td><a href=\"https:\/\/tokyo-ramen.co.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Official Website<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption>Information is current as of publication and may change. 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