Sankaku Vol. 2: Ramen (Collector's Edition)

This is one of 150 copies of a special edition of this book. It is hardback with a packet of vacuum-sealed Real Instant Noodles™ as part of the cover. It comes in a kraft cardboard presentation box and includes a sticker sheet of motifs from the Ramen Bowl design process. 

A beloved staple food, ramen has spread far beyond its origins in Japan. Here it is the subject of Sankaku, a series of books celebrating people and craft, rooted in Japanese culture but alert to the world beyond.

Following the success of a sold-out volume on creative collaboration in Tokyo, this 144-page, 5¾” x 8¼” full-color hardback with a packet of ramen noodles affixed, introduces us to ramen shop owners, to the diners who seek out ramen in basements and in skyscrapers, and to the puzzle of finding halal ramen in a country where pork and social drinking are prized.

We meet the workers in a third-generation family-owned factory who turn out fresh noodles for shops all across Tokyo, including the professional-wrestler-turned-noodle-maker for whom a special blend of flour has been milled. And many others involved in the making and consumption of ramen.

Vibrantly photographed and tightly written, Sankaku 02: Ramen is a remarkable series of insights.

Hardback with vacuum-sealed Real Instant Noodles™ as part of the cover. Color photographs throughout. Kraft cardboard presentation box.

You can find the standard edition of Sankaku Vol. 2: Ramen here.