Company Name
Kikanbo Co., Ltd.
Established
October 2011
Capital
10 million yen
Employees
30 (as of November 2025)
Officers
Representative Director: Masakazu Miura
Main Business
1. Restaurant management
2. Recruitment and management guidance for overseas franchise stores
3. Supply of ingredients to overseas franchise stores
4. Food sales
2. Recruitment and management guidance for overseas franchise stores
3. Supply of ingredients to overseas franchise stores
4. Food sales
Main Banks
MUFG Bank, Higashi-Nippon Bank
Head Office
GC Kanda Kajicho Building 1F, 2-10-10 Kajicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
2009
Sep
Opened the first Karashibi Miso Ramen store in Kanda.
Despite being a small shop with only 9 counter seats in a 30㎡ space,
the concept of ramen that engages all five senses using spicy and numbing spices had a major impact on the industry.
Despite being a small shop with only 9 counter seats in a 30㎡ space,
the concept of ramen that engages all five senses using spicy and numbing spices had a major impact on the industry.
2010
Nov
Opened the first Karashibi Tsukemen store in Kanda.
The tsukemen sold for a limited period received a response far exceeding expectations, leading to opening as a new business format.
The tsukemen sold for a limited period received a response far exceeding expectations, leading to opening as a new business format.
2011
Oct
Established Kikanbo Co., Ltd.
2014
Jul
Opened the second Karashibi Miso Ramen store in Ikebukuro.
2015
Mar
First overseas expansion: Simultaneously opened Karashibi Miso Ramen Zhongshan Store and Karashibi Miso Ramen Taipei Store in Taiwan.
Oct
Opened Karashibi Tsukemen Songjiang Nanjing Store.
2017
Nov
Opened Karashibi Miso Ramen Nagoya Store for a limited period (1 year)
2019
Aug
Opened Karashibi Miso Ramen Hong Kong Store in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
2025
Jun
Opened Karashibi Miso Ramen Melbourne Store in Melbourne, Australia
Sep
Opened Karashibi Miso Ramen Vivo City Store in Singapore
Nov
Opened Kikanbo Lab
