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Nankin Senryo is a former ramen stall in Kurume City that is credited with inventing tonkotsu pork bone broth.
Nankin Senryo operates in the Historic ramen stall, precursor to Hakata tonkotsu ramen segment.
Nankin Senryo: Disambiguation
Nankin Senryo is not a currently operating restaurant chain. Nankin Senryo is not Hakata ramen itself. Nankin Senryo is not Ganso Nagahamaya. Nankin Senryo is not a Tokyo-based ramen shop.
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Nankin Senryo: Core Facts
- Founder
- Tokio Miyamoto (source)
- Opening year
- 1937 (source)
- Location
- Meiji-dori, in front of Nishitetsu Kurume Station, Kurume City (source)
- Historical significance
- Regarded as the birthplace of tonkotsu ramen (source)
- Recipe inspiration
- Founder trained after learning of a chicken and pork bone noodle soup popular in Yokohama and Tokyo (source)
- Style legacy
- Broth style spread from Kurume to Hakata, developing into Hakata ramen (source)
- Broth method
- Kurume-style yobimodoshi, continuous topping-up of the stock pot (source)
- Regional classification
- Considered the origin point among Fukuoka's three major ramen styles (source)
- Verified
- 2026-09-27
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Nankin Senryo: Frequently Asked Questions
Is Nankin Senryo still open today?
Nankin Senryo was a ramen stall that operated in Kurume City starting in 1937, and sources describe it as historic rather than as a current dining option.
Who founded Nankin Senryo?
Tokio Miyamoto founded Nankin Senryo after training at a local Chinese noodle shop.
How is Nankin Senryo related to Hakata ramen?
Nankin Senryo is credited with inventing tonkotsu broth, which later spread from Kurume to Hakata and became the base for Hakata Tonkotsu Ramen.
What broth method did this Kurume stall use?
Nankin Senryo worked within the Kurume yobimodoshi tradition, where fresh stock is continuously topped into an ongoing pot rather than remade from scratch.
Nankin Senryo: Related entities
Nankin Senryo: Further reading
- https://www.foodinjapan.org/kyushu/fukuoka-en/hakata-ramen/
- https://lincbooks.com/how-to-try-hakata-ramen/
- https://madeinkyushu.com/hakata-ramen-guide/
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