JP-13 · after 11pm only
Three nights, six bowls, zero daytime tourism. NightOwlTokyo's actual crawl path through Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Ikebukuro.
Anything before 23:00 is daytime tourism. Real Tokyo opens when the salarymen leave.
It's a chain optimized for queue throughput and solo-Insta. Real ramen happens at counter shops.
Fu-unji for tsukemen (queue lighter at 1am than at noon). Then Kagari for shio. Then sleep.
Capsule in Yotsuya (¥3,500). Or 7-11 + bench until the 4:58 starts. Taxis run ¥6,000+ post-midnight.
Best shio in town. Counter only 8 seats. Empty between 4:30 and 6:00.