Tabelog ratingJikaseimen Kamikaze is built around one bowl: a golden, MSG-free shio (salt) ramen that has placed first or second in the shio category of the TRY ramen awards in recent years. The broth combines whole chicken, Rausu kelp, and smoked mackerel and bonito flakes, seasoned with Mongolian rock salt, and comes with silky house-made noodles. The shop stands at the Totsuka relay point of the New Year Hakone Ekiden race, in a room packed with Showa-era memorabilia. It was selected for the Tabelog Ramen Kanagawa "Tabelog 100" in 2024 and 2025.
Most reviewers praise the depth of the broth, which changes as it cools, and the smooth, slurpable noodles. Almost every review mentions the chashu rice, seared pork belly over rice with more chopped pork hidden underneath, and several call it the highlight of the meal. The shio kogashi-negi ramen, finished with charred-leek oil, and the extra-long bamboo-shoot topping are also frequent favourites. Staff are described as warm and attentive, and the counter seats are unusually roomy.
A recurring minority finds the broth too gentle or under-salted, and the soft noodles divide opinion. A few find the chashu in the bowl too thin. With a two-person team, turnover is slow.
The shop serves lunch only, with no dinner service. Reviewers in 2025–2026 paid around ¥900–950 for shio ramen, ¥950–1,000 for shio kogashi-negi, ¥850–950 for shoyu ramen and ¥700 for chuka soba. A large portion added about ¥100, chashu rice cost ¥350–450 and the bamboo-shoot topping ¥150. A typical lunch is under ¥1,000 for a bowl, or around ¥1,300–1,450 with chashu rice. Reviewers consider this strong value: craft at this level under ¥1,000 is rare, and portions are generous.
- Getting there: from Totsuka Bus Center, take the Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu bus bound for Dream Heights or Fujisawa Station North Exit, get off at Shindo Oosakaue and walk 4 minutes. The shop is 1,775 m from Totsuka Station, about a 30-minute walk. Reviewers find the walking route from Shindo Oosakaue awkward on Google Maps and suggest the Osakaue stop instead.
- Parking: free parking for about 12 cars, reachable only from the Fujisawa-bound side of Route 1.
- Payment: cash only, via ticket machine, and a change machine is available. Credit cards, electronic money and QR payments are not accepted.
- Booking: reservations are not accepted, so walk in and join the queue. Expect 30–60 minutes, longer at weekends. People line up from about 10:30 for the 11:00 opening.
- Hours: the shop closes early when the soup runs out and has irregular extra closures. Check its X account before going.
- Seats: 13 seats, with 7 at the counter and 6 at tables. There are no private rooms or private hire.
- Children: children are welcome, and the shop is family and solo friendly.
- Smoking: non-smoking inside, with an ashtray outside.
