Musashino, Tokyo, Japan｜Dōkutsuya

Amazing flavor on the char siu and the noodles are very good. The broth is a bit too salty for me though, recommend the lighter broth. You can add sesame and garlic and that enhances the broth flavors a lot too. For the vending machine the top row is ramen and the second row is ramen with char siu.

tasty noodle with bulky pork slices, worth every penny

The workers are very nice but spoke limited English, which is fine with us! The vending machine was all in Japanese so snap a pic with your translate app if you can’t read and step away to review. Once you know what you want, insert some cash and make your choices. As a default, the ramen comes with a slice of chashu, three nori, and spinach. If you know enough Japanese, you can ask for a level of saltiness but we didn’t realize until we sat down and translated signs on the wall. It was still all very delicious, thicker and chewy noodles, and a flavorful broth. Glad we stopped by this spot near the station! The mini size was perfect as we had been getting nonstop snacks