3rd Nekkyo Nakano Ramen Matsuri - 2026
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Usually held around mid-September.
Based on 1 past edition
Event Details
- Date & Time
- Saturday, September 19, 2026, Tuesday, September 22, 2026, and Friday, September 25, 2026
- Price
- ramen 1,200 yen per bowl by ticket
Programme
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Until Sunday, September 20, 2026 · 開始 10:00 / 終了 20:00 ※ラストオーダー19:30
中野四季の森公園 イベント広場
〒164-0001 東京都中野区中野4-12・13
Round 1 (第1クール). Shops: Golden Tiger; Ramen Niki Shimbashi × Menya Tattobi (ラーメンニキ新橋店×麺家たっとび); Menya Seishin (麺や晴心); Menya Shinsei (麺屋真星); TOKYO RAMEN Kaika × Hokkori Chuka Soba Mokke (TOKYO RAMENかいか×ほっこり中華そばもっけ); Mendokoro Natsumi (麺処 夏海); children's ramen by Minowaya Tori (こどもラーメン 箕輪家鶏) — a special bowl made easy for children to eat, free, 100 servings per day. Snow-making attraction planned on 19 September (opening day).
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Cool 1 (第1クール), 19-20 Sept; snow-falling attraction on opening day (subject to weather/operations)
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No event (9/21 holiday and 9/24)
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Until Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · 開始 10:00 / 終了 20:00 ※ラストオーダー19:30
中野四季の森公園 イベント広場
〒164-0001 東京都中野区中野4-12・13
Round 2 (第2クール). Shops: Jikasei-men Menya Rokutosei (自家製麺 麺や六等星); Marue Chuka Soba Sugamo (まるえ中華そば 巣鴨); Tonkotsu Aoto × Tachikawa Seimenjo Suiku (豚骨 蒼翔×立川製麺所 翠空); Ebisoba Hiiro (えびそば 緋彩); Crazy Jenny; Menya Taisei (麺家たいせい); Jikasei-men Maruta (自家製麺 まる太, 22 September only). Free children's ramen, 100 servings per day.
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Cool 2 (第2クール), 22-23 Sept (holidays)
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Until Sunday, September 27, 2026 · 開始 10:00 / 終了 20:00 ※ラストオーダー19:30
中野四季の森公園 イベント広場
〒164-0001 東京都中野区中野4-12・13
Round 3 (第3クール). Shops include Ramen Shibahama (らーめん芝浜, 25 September only); improv. × Chuka Soba Narumi Shokudo (improv.×中華蕎麦 鳴海食堂, 27 September only); Men ZIN Saito (麺ZINさいとう). Special children's bowls by Mukan (むかん), Hotate Biyori (ほたて日和), Ei-chan Shokudo (えーちゃん食堂) and Dashi to Men Yuei (だしと麺遊泳), free, 100 servings per day on 26 and 27 September only.
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Cool 3 (第3クール), 25-27 Sept
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Free kids' ramen from the cool-3 shops (also 27 Sept)
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About This Event
The 3rd Nekkyo Nakano Ramen Matsuri (熱狂中野ラーメン祭2026) at Nakano Shiki no Mori Park, Tokyo, 19 to 27 September 2026, supported by 百年麺工房 中野大成. Twenty-two shops in total rotate over three 'cools' (クール); 7 festival days in all. New this year: TableCheck queue-avoidance system, 'snow' on opening day, a Family Area and free kids' ramen. The listing says the event has ended.
History
This is the 3rd edition. Last year (2025) about 30,000 bowls were sold in 7 days, an average of about 4,300 per day.
On the menu
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こどもラーメン (kids' ramen), free
By 箕輪家鶏 (cool 1); cool 2 shops; むかん, ほたて日和, えーちゃん食堂, だしと麺遊泳 (cool 3, 26-27 Sept)
Kids' free ramen, 100 bowls per day (600 in total); made with Nisshin Seifun's high-fibre flour 'Amylia'
Who's who
Organised by
- 熱狂中野ラーメン祭 事務局（代表 「ラーメン箕輪家」店主 丸山 紘平） Representative of the secretariat of Nekkyo Nakano Ramen Matsuri; owner of 'Ramen Minowaya'
- Nekkyo Nakano Ramen Matsuri secretariat, led by the owner of Ramen Minowaya; TableCheck as official partner
Supported by
- 株式会社TableCheck Official partner; introduces a system to avoid queues and crowding (first time at a ramen festival)
- 百年麺工房 中野大成 Event is 'supported by' it; Sponsor: supplies 'Amylia' high-fibre flour for the kids' ramen
Taking part
- こどもラーメン 箕輪家鶏 Ramen shop, cool (クール) 1; Ramen shop, cool (クール) 2; Serves kids' special ramen, 100 per day in cool 1; Kids' special ramen, 100 per day on 26-27 Sept (cool 3)
- ラーメンニキ新橋店×麺家たっとび Ramen shop, cool (クール) 1; Ramen shop, cool (クール) 2
- TOKYO RAMENかいか×ほっこり中華そばもっけ Ramen shop, cool (クール) 1
- Crazy Jenny Ramen shop, cool (クール) 2
- 自家製麺 まる太 ※9月22日のみ営業 Ramen shop, cool (クール) 2
- らーめん芝浜 ※9月25日のみ出店 Ramen shop, cool (クール) 3
- improv.×中華蕎麦 鳴海食堂 ※9月27日のみ出店 Ramen shop, cool (クール) 3
- 麺ZINさいとう Ramen shop, cool (クール) 3
Good to know
- Hours: 10:00–20:00, last order 19:30.
- Price: ramen ¥1,200 per bowl (ticket system); toppings cost extra.
- No festival on 21 September (Mon, holiday) and 24 September (Thu).
- Free children's ramen: 100 servings per day (600 in total); in round 3 it is served only on 26 and 27 September.
- TableCheck system to avoid queuing and congestion.
- Venue: Nakano Shiki no Mori Park, event plaza, 4-12/13 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-0001; 5 minutes' walk from Nakano Station.
- Official website: https://www.nekkyo-ra-menmatsuri.jp/nakano2026
- Hours 10:00-20:00, last order 19:30.
- Venue: event plaza (イベント広場), Nakano Shiki no Mori Park, 5 min walk from Nakano Station (Tokyo).
- Not held on 21 Sept (Mon, holiday) and 24 Sept (Thu).
- New Family Area; free ramen for children, 100 bowls per day (600 total).
- Shop 自家製麺 まる太 only 22 Sept; らーめん芝浜 only 25 Sept; improv.×中華蕎麦 鳴海食堂 only 27 Sept.
- Free kids' ramen in cool 3 on 26 and 27 Sept only.
- Details may change with weather and operations.
Everything the announcement says
Every detail, as the festival announced it.
Nekkyo Nakano Ramen Matsuri 2026 (supported by 百年麺工房 中野大成), 3rd edition, Nakano Shiki no Mori Park event plaza, 4-12/13 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo. Cool 1: 19 (Sat) and 20 (Sun) Sept; Cool 2: 22 (Tue, holiday) and 23 (Wed, holiday); Cool 3: 25 (Fri), 26 (Sat), 27 (Sun). Not held 21 (Mon, holiday) and 24 (Thu). 10:00-20:00, last order 19:30. One bowl 1,200円 (ticket), toppings extra. Last year about 30,000 bowls in 7 days (about 4,300/day). This year 22 shops in total rotate across three cools. Features: TableCheck joins as official partner (first time at a ramen fest) to avoid queues; on 19 Sept a snow attraction as heat measure (may change with weather); new Family Area; free kids' ramen 100 per day (600 total): cool 1 by 箕輪家鶏, cool 2 also 100 per day, cool 3 by むかん, ほたて日和, えーちゃん食堂, だしと麺遊泳 on 26-27 Sept; kids' ramen uses Nisshin Seifun's high-fibre flour 'Amylia' (sponsored). Secretariat representative: 丸山 紘平, owner of ラーメン箕輪家. Shops - cool 1: ゴールデンタイガー; ラーメンニキ新橋店×麺家たっとび; 麺や晴心; 麺屋真星; TOKYO RAMENかいか×ほっこり中華そばもっけ; 麺処 夏海; こどもラーメン 箕輪家鶏. Cool 2: 自家製麺 麺や六等星; まるえ中華そば 巣鴨; 豚骨 蒼翔×立川製麺所 翠空; えびそば 緋彩; Crazy Jenny; 麺家たいせい; 自家製麺 まる太 (22 Sept only). Cool 3: らーめん芝浜 (25 Sept only); improv.×中華蕎麦 鳴海食堂 (27 Sept only); 麺ZINさいとう. Official site https://www.nekkyo-ra-menmatsuri.jp/nakano2026.
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Location
中野四季の森公園イベントエリア, 4 Chome-12 Nakano, Nakano City, Tokyo 164-0001, Japan
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Open in Google MapsPrices and tickets
- One bowl of ramen (ticket system)
- 1,200円
- Toppings are extra
- 別途
How to get tickets
- Ramen by ticket; 1 bowl 1,200円; toppings extra.
- TableCheck is introduced to reduce queues and crowding.