Editing Ramen (section)

====First store====
[[File:The Japanese-style Chinese noodle RAMEN of the restaurant RAIRAIKEN at Yutenji Tokyo.jpg|thumb|A bowl of ramen from the second ''Rairaiken'' in Yūtenji, opened in 1933 by Fu Xinglei ({{lang|zh-Hant|傅興雷}}), one of the twelve Chinese cooks from the first ''Rairaiken'' store in Asakusa]]

According to ramen expert Hiroshi Osaki, the first specialized ramen shop was ''{{ill|Rairaiken|ja|来々軒}}'' ({{lang|ja|来々軒}}), which opened in 1910 in [[Asakusa]], Tokyo. The Japanese founder, Kan'ichi Ozaki (尾崎貫一), employed twelve [[Cantonese people|Cantonese]] cooks from [[Yokohama]]'s [[Chinatown]] and served the ramen arranged for Japanese customers.<ref>Japanese ramen secret history "Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun premium series, (in Japanese). 『日本ラーメン秘史』日経プレミアムシリーズ、2011</ref><ref name="hakutukan2">[http://www.raumen.co.jp/home/study_history.html 新横浜ラーメン博物館「日本のラーメンの歴史」]</ref> Early versions were wheat noodles in broth topped with [[char siu]].<ref name="ao2018" /> The store also served standard Chinese fare like [[wontons]] and [[shumai]], and is sometimes regarded as the origin of Japanese-Chinese fusion dishes like ''[[chūkadon]]'' and ''[[tenshindon]]''.<ref>{{cite book|author=横田文良|title=中国の食文化研究＜天津編＞|chapter=『天津飯』のルーツを探る|page=10|publisher=辻学園調理・製菓専門学校、ジャパンクッキングセンター|year=2009|isbn=978-4-88046-409-1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=日本史総合辞典|editor=林陸朗、高橋正彦、村上直、他 |publisher=[[Tokyo Shoseki]]|year=1991|isbn=978-4487731756|page=947}}</ref>

''Rairaiken'''s original store closed in 1976, but related stores with the same name currently exist in other places, and have connections to the first store.

In 1933, Fu Xinglei (傅興雷), one of the twelve original chefs, opened a second ''Rairaiken'' in Yūtenji, [[Meguro|Meguro Ward]], Tokyo.<ref name="ong">{{cite web| url = https://thesmartlocal.jp/rairaiken-reopening/| title = Rairaiken, Japan's First-Ever Ramen Restaurant, Reopens At Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum After A 44-Year Hiatus| last = Ong| first = Shi Han| date = August 18, 2020}}</ref>

In 1968, one of Kan'ichi Ozaki's apprentices opened a store named ''Shinraiken'' ("New Raiken") in [[Chiba Prefecture]].<ref name="ong" />

In 2020, Ozaki's grandson and great-great-grandson re-opened the original ''Rairaiken'' as a store inside [[Shin-Yokohama Rāmen Museum]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://japantoday.com/category/features/food/japan%E2%80%99s-first-ever-ramen-restaurant-reopens-after-44-years| title = Japan's first-ever ramen restaurant reopens after 44 years| last = McGee| first = Oona| work = Japan Today| date = October 26, 2020}}</ref>