Ajisen Ramen

Ajisen Ramen (Japanese: 味千ラーメン)(sehk|0538) is a Japan-based [http://www.aji1000.co.jp/companyinfo/company.html] chain of fast-food restaurants selling Japanese ramen noodle soup dishes.

Worldwide

The 120 plus store chain was founded in Kumamoto, Japan, and has locations worldwide.

* Australia - Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide
* Canada - (Richmond, BC, and two in the GTA)
* China - (including Hong Kong SAR, see below)
* Indonesia - Jakarta
* Japan - (see below)
* Malaysia
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Taiwan (two stores in Taipei)
* Thailand (7 stores)
* United States - (5 stores; Greater Los Angeles: Fremont, California, San Gabriel, California, Temple City, California; New York City)

Japan

*Greater Tokyo Area - 5 stores
*Kyoto
*Osaka
*Aichi
*Shizuoka
*Fukuoka
*Saitama

China

Since its inception, Ajisen Ramen (zh-tsp|t=味千拉麵|s=味千拉面|p=Wèiqián Lámiàn) has made significant headway into the Chinese market, especially in the metropolis of Shanghai, where it has 67 stores. There are a total of 270 stores in China as of August 2008. [ [http://www.ajisen.com.cn/restaurant01.php Ajisen Ramen (China) Ltd.] ]

*Liaoning - 7 (Shenyang, Dalian)
*Beijing - 20 (Including at the newly opened terminal 3 at the Beijing Capital International Airport)
*Shandong - 17 (Jinan, Weihai, Zibo, Qingdao, Yantai, Weifang)
*Jiangsu - 23 (Changshu, Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi)
*Zhejiang - 9 (Hangzhou, Ningbo, Taizhou, Shaoxing, Wenzhou)
*Fujian - 10 (Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Shishi, Xiamen, Fuqing)
*Guangdong - 47 (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Huizhou, Foshan, Zhanjiang, Zhongshan, Shaoguan, Maoming, Zhuhai, Jiangmen)
*Jiangxi - 1
*Shaanxi - 4 (Xi'an)
*Hubei - 4 (Wuhan)
*Chongqing - 6
*Sichuan - 10 (Chengdu, Mianyang)
*Hunan - 3 (Changsha)
*Guizhou - 3 (Guiyang)
*Yunnan - 2 (Kunming)
*Guangxi - 1 (Nanning)
*Hainan - 1 (at Haikou Meilan International Airport)
*Hong Kong SAR - 30

ee also

* Ramen
* Aji Ichiban

External links

* [http://app1.chinadaily.com.cn/star/2001/0104/di24-1.html Ajisen serves Japanese hand-pulled 'ramen'noodles]
* [http://www.ajisen.com.hk/ Ajisen Ramen] ~ site under construction
* [http://www.ajisen.com.cn/ Ajisen Ramen, China]
* [http://www.aji1000.co.jp/companyinfo/history.html History of Ajisen] - in Japanese