Who owns Ramen Setagaya?

Who owns Ramen Setagaya?

Our founder Tsukasa Maejima was born in 1962 and raised amid the abundant nature of Kochi Prefecture in Shikoku. He opened Ramen Setagaya in 2000 and Hirugao the next year, before incorporating the restaurants as Setagaya Co., Ltd. in 2006.

When did Setagaya open in New York?

After opening a restaurant in New York in 2007, he began actively working to expand Setagaya overseas, particularly in the USA and Asia. Our New York restaurant won the restaurant section of New York magazine’s Best of New York awards next year it was opened, and attracted a lot of attention as a forerunner of the global ramen boom.

Who is Mr Ramen and why is he famous?

Maejima became publicly and privately nicknamed “Mr. Ramen” in fond recognition of his work as a leader in Japan’s ramen world who strives to nurture new players and broaden the scope of the industry both in Japan and overseas. Each day, he works passionately to make ramen a beloved inexpensive dish among people around the world.