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Hiroshi Osaki(大崎裕史)
Chairman of Ramen Data Bank, Inc.
Ramen critic
Twitter: http://twitter.com/oosaki3

Self-proclaimed man who has eaten the most ramen in Japan:
29,000 bowls as of the end of June 2024!

From 1996 to 2023, he has eaten 750-850 bowls every year

・Founder of the Japan Ramen Association and currently a director
・Chairman of Ramen Data Bank, Inc.
・Ramen critic

[Profile]

Born in Aizu, the land of ramen, in 1959. In 1995, while working at an advertising agency, he opened the ramen information site “Ramen Shops in Tokyo”. At its peak, it was unusually popular for a ramen site, with 170,000 page views per day, and he appeared in ramen magazines and on TV. He founded Ramen Data Bank, Inc. in 2005.

●Publications/Writing
・The Invincible Ramen Theory (2002, Kodansha Gendai Shinsho)
・The Diary of the Self-Proclaimed “Man Who Ate the Most Ramen in Japan” (2006, Koei)
・The Ramen Prince (2007, Comic Charge *Supervised and illustrated by Abe Jun)
・Tokyo’s Best Restaurants for Adult Hospitality (2009, Tokyo Shoseki)
Others include serials in the Yukan Fuji, TOKYO★1 Week (Kodansha), Modern Shokudo (Asahiya Publishing), Shokuraku (Tokuma Shoten), AERA (Asahi Shimbun), and many more magazines.

●TV appearances
“Super News” (Fuji TV)
“Come See Me” (Nippon TV)
“Make a fortune! Japanese Roo Islands!” (Fuji TV)
“Caspe” (Fuji TV)
“Very Very Saturday” (Kansai TV)
“The Quizman Show” (TV Asahi)
“Fukushima Ramen 3” (Fukushima Broadcasting)
“New Which Cooking Show” (Nippon TV)
“Moshimo Tours” (Fuji TV)
“TV Champion” (TV Tokyo)
“Kumagus the Intellectual Class” (TBS)
“Super J Channel” (TV Asahi)
“The Secret Kenmin Show” and many more

●Cup noodle supervision
“Newly Discovered Deliciousness: Mazesoba/Cup Noodles” (Myojo Foods)
“Oni Doro Soba Seafood Tonkotsu Soy Sauce” (Myojo Foods) *Co-supervised with Ishigami Hideyuki

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●Osaki Hiroshi Related projects
■Ramen events: Planning cooperation, management cooperation, supervision, etc.
・Tokyo Ramen Show (now Tokyo Ramen Festa 2009~) Executive Committee Chairman
・Fukushima Ramen Show (2012~)
・Aizu Ramen Show
・Tsukuba Ramen Festa Event support
・Ramen EXPO in Expo Park
・Nagoya Ramen Festival Management cooperation
・Kagoshima Ramen King Championship

■Ramen gathering facilities: Consulting, supervision, etc.
・Tachikawa Ramen Square (Ramen tryouts)
・Tokyo Ramen Kokugikan Mai
・Sapporo Ramen Republic
・Omiya Ramen Battlefield (Ramen craftsman audition)

■Others
・Collaboration with “Ramen Kagetsu Arashi” (November 2011~)
・1st Ramen Examination Implemented
・Ramenology seminar held
・Ramen matchmaking

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Projects related to Osaki Hiroshi
■Local ramen introduction
■Local ramen cooperation
■Local ramen commercialization

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Books related to Osaki Hiroshi
■Writing
■Judge: The only person to have participated as a judge for the TRY Certified Ramen Award (Kodansha) for 18 consecutive years
■Supervision
■Planning supervision

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●Myojo Foods Supervised by Osaki Hiroshi: Newly Discovered Delicious Cup Noodles (Mazesoba)
●Myojo Foods Supervised by Osaki Hiroshi: Vertical Cup Noodles

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●Myojo Foods Supervised by Osaki Hiroshi x Ishigami Hideyuki: Cup Noodles (Mazesoba)
●Myojo Foods Supervised by Osaki Hiroshi: Vertical Cup Noodles
●Oyatsu Company Supervised by Osaki Hiroshi: Baby Star

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●Watanabe Seimen Supervised by Ramen Data Bank Cup noodles (Lawson limited edition)

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●Yahoo Next Generation Ramen Osaki Hirofumi Planning cooperation and judge

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●Rakuten Ramen Grand Prix Osaki Hirofumi Planning cooperation and judge

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●Ramen gathering facilities/examples
・Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum (August 1993) Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City *New store announcements, attracting customers to tasting events
・Izumigaoka Ramen Theater (October 2002) Osaka Prefecture, Sakai City (now closed) *Leasing, supervision
・Ramen Kokugijo Sendai Tournament (September 2003) Miyagi Prefecture, Sendai City (now closed) *Leasing, supervision
・Sapporo Ramen Republic (October 2004) Hokkaido, Sapporo City *Advisory
・Shinadatsu Ramen Mendatsu Shichininshu (December 2004) Tokyo, Shinagawa Ward (now closed) *Advisory, new store announcements
・Ramen Kokugikan (January 2005) Tokyo, Minato Ward, Daiba *Advice
・Ramen Square (April 2005) Tokyo, Tachikawa City *Leasing, ramen tryouts, advisory

・Tokyo Ramen Street (June 2009) Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo *New store announcements, etc.

・Okinawa Original Ramen Yokocho (February 2020) Naha-shi, Okinawa *Leasing (partial)