Around Fushimi Inari Area from a local’s perspective.

3 Ramen Shops Around Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine - Soup Running Through the Veins of Kyoto Locals.

July 11, 2026 by Shiba

The area around Fushimi Inari Taisha has a relatively number of ramen shops. Unlike the trendiest Ichijoji area, the Fushimi Inari area has long-standing shops that have been keeping the traditional flavors.

There are also ramen shops along the approach to Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine. But my favorite shop is a little farther away.

Most ramen shops only accept cash. Let's withdraw some money from an ATM before going. ¥2,000 per person should be enough to cover side dishes. I'll introduce the prices in this article too, but That's based on the information from the last time I visited. wheat prices have gone up due to inflation and import situations, and ramen prices tend to rise as well. If you go to these places and find it a few hundred yen more expensive than you expected, don't be disappointed.

Daikoku Ramen Tofukuji shop(大黒ラーメン 東福寺店)

It's two stations north from Keihan Fushimi Inari Station. It's right in front of Tofukuji Station. If you go on foot,from Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine, if you head north on Honmachi Street and walk about 1.7 km, you should see Daikoku Ramen's small yellow sign.

The soup is a creamy and rich blend of pork bone and chicken broth. But when you actually try it, you'll probably find it surprisingly light. It goes perfectly with the thin noodles.

This carefully crafted ramen is ¥600 (as of July 2026). Unbelievable. Over the past few years, they've been apologetically raising the price by a few tens of yen at a time, but even so, it's still this price.

Ramen Fuji(ラーメン藤)

The soul food of people in this area. In their veins flows the soup of 'Fuji.'

The soup is a blend of pork bone and soy sauce. It's lighter than pure pork bone soup, and the soy sauce adds a deep aroma and richness. And what gets high praise is the noodles. Ramen Fuji is run by a noodle company called Kondo Seimen. The thin noodles, Perfectly boiled, are truly 'al dente.'

Tenka-ippin Takeda shop(天下一品 竹田店)

If you're a ramen fan, you might have heard of Tenka-ippin. It's a ramen chain with franchises all over Japan, but its roots are in Kyoto. In Kyoto city, besides the main store in Kitashirakawa, there are a few other branches, and the one along Takeda Road is one of them.

You can choose from two types of soup: 'rich(kotteri,こってり)' or 'light(assari,あっさり)' . About 70% of customers go for the 'kotteri' one. The chicken-bone-based soup more like a smoothie. it has a gooey texture and a strong & rich flavor.

It's said that Kyoto cuisine has been lightly seasoned since long ago. That's true. But it's only about meals of the upper class—like kaiseki. As for the common people's meals, there are gooey soups, soy sauce-black soups, and okonomiyaki covered in dark sauce. They love that stuff.

All the ramen has a rich broth, so people with big appetites order it with rice. Even though both a carbohydrate, here ramen is treated as a sides for rice. But this kind of confusion isn't unusual. Americans recognize French fries as a vegetable too.