Joetsu, Niigata, Japan｜Shanghai

There is a very astringent ramen shop called Hong Kong in Naoetsu, and there is also a very astringent ramen shop in Takada. That's here in Shanghai. Takada once prospered as a castle town with a net worth of 750,000 koku, and the remnants of that history are still strong today. Although the town doesn't have much of an Edo period feel to it, the structure of the town remains exactly as it did in the castle town era, and it is also notable for the Showa era downtown scenery remaining over a large area. Even if you look around Japan, there are probably not many DEEP towns this big. It has not been swept away by the waves of redevelopment, and because of the two major towns of the port town of Naoetsu and the castle town of Takada, the central area is not very well defined, and to make matters worse, the Shinkansen has been built in a half-hearted place called Wakinoda, so the urban area is is in a neglected state. Large suburban stores are popping up along the Sanroku Line, the bypass, and in front of Chumon, leaving the city center in a state of disrepair. However, this has probably worked to the contrary, preserving the same Showa era townscape that will last forever. The cityscape here in Takada is especially amazing, and as you go through Honmachi and Nakamachi, the downtown area continues no matter where you go. Originally, Takada was such an overcrowded city that it could have been the prefectural capital of Niigata Prefecture, and if the Shinkansen had opened in Takada during the era of Tanaka Kakuei, it would have become an incredibly magnificent city by now. I think so. It's a tragic city that just happened to be left behind by the times. Now, with this knowledge in mind, I arrive at Shanghai, which is a little outside the city. When I saw the glowing exterior in the darkness, I couldn't help but take my breath away. Hmm, what a wonderful Showa heritage. I was fascinated by the view for a while, but I decided to go inside. Welcome! Although it is 7:00 pm, the restaurant is already almost full. Families, drinking old men, elderly couples, pin-up old men The slow time and scenery spread out, just like a scene from a movie. While immersing myself in this worldview for a while, I order chashu noodles, and a side of vegetables. The menu on the wall that says ``A picture is worth a thousand words'' is cool and cool. Oh? Customers coming in later will come in through the back door. Apparently the parking lot is at the back of the store, and you can enter the store through the courtyard. I stopped by on my way home and found it to be very bitter. Now, the chashu noodles are here. The visual is a very simple Chinese soba. I'll enjoy having this. Hit! ! As expected, it's delicious! ! The noodles are thin, straight noodles, and I slurp the crunchy noodles, wondering if they are quite modern. The char siu is hard and has a thin Showa taste. How about some vegetables? Oh, there's a fried egg in it, right? This is also delicious with a Showa taste. As expected, even Seven Premium Gold would not be able to reproduce this taste. Although we only stayed for about 30 minutes, this mysterious feeling of having traveled back in time to another world is Takada's magic. Thank you for the meal. It was pitch black outside, but only the light from the signboard illuminated the night road. I left the restaurant thinking that I would like to eat the half-fried rice that so many people had ordered next, and it disappeared into the night.

A sacred place where Negicco's PV and cover art were filmed. Cheaper noodles are delicious! The fat of grilled pork (Pakho) melts into the rich chicken stock, and the egg (chi) is wrapped around it to create a three-way complex flavor! Fried rice is also moist and delicious! Gyoza is also huge and delicious! You can see that it will be a fight for dumplings in the PV! By the way, Kaepo also seems to like this cheap noodles. A picture is worth a thousand words!

Today's lunch was at a long-established Chinese restaurant Shanghai that was founded 62 years ago on Gangi Street. A long time ago, in the China Incident of 1937 and the Second Shanghai Incident, Takada's 58th Infantry Regiment landed in front of the enemy in Shanghai, and after a fierce battle, repelled the Chinese Kuomintang army and made a name for themselves. . I don't know if the store name is related to the Shanghai Incident. It's a nostalgic Showa shop on Gangi Street, and the amount is just right.