[Kyushu Food 2026] Island's First! Iki Island's "Shigaya" Tai-Shio Ramen Newly Opened, Aiming to Replace Expensive Sea Urchin Rice

For leisurely travelers planning a self-guided trip to Kyushu, Japan, during the summer or fall of 2026, who wish to escape the hustle and bustle of the city for a rejuvenating island vacation, add this dreamily new ramen shop to your must-eat Nagasaki travel list immediately! Located in Gonoura Town, on the dreamy island of Iki Island in Nagasaki Prefecture, "Iki no Shima Ramen Shigaya," the island's very first sea bream salt ramen specialty store, officially opens its doors today!

When thinking of Tsushima Island's signature dishes in the past, countless foodies would first picture the luxurious "uni-don" (sea urchin rice bowl) piled high with fresh seafood. However, in recent years, due to warming sea temperatures and climate change, sea urchin production has drastically decreased, causing prices to skyrocket. The era of enjoying sea urchins for a hundred dollars is long gone. To create a new signature dish that everyone can afford and that perfectly represents the island's fresh, delicious flavors, descendants of a prominent family that inherited the legacy of Edo-period ship-chandlers have developed this ultimate ramen. This luxurious dish is filled with the ultimate essence of top-quality red sea bream produced in Tsushima. Today, the JoyJapan travel correspondent will give you the fastest scoop on this establishment, which is located at Sunday, July 5, 2026The new dark horse in the ramen world, see how it challenges to become the island's new synonym with a bowl of ramen!

💡 JoyJapan One-Minute Fastest Event Highlights:

• Event Name: Iki Island's first specialty sea bream salt ramen restaurant, "Iki no Shima Ramen Shigaya," has officially opened.
• Opening Date: Officially open from Sunday, July 5, 2026
• Store location: 528 Motomura-touchu, Gonoura-cho, Iki City, Nagasaki Prefecture (1st floor of the designer ryokan "Iki Island Hub")
• Key Highlights: No reservation required! Developed by the 13th-generation heir of “Shigaya,” a shipping brokerage firm from the Edo period, this ramen is based on the family’s time-honored “Fresh Sea Bream Clear Broth,” which has been passed down through generations—a pure, house-made sea bream broth simmered for half a year.Our most luxurious specialty ramen is topped with seared red sea bream sashimi, breaking away from the heavy richness of traditional Japanese tonkotsu ramen to deliver an exceptionally refreshing new experience for the height of summer.

Spotlight 1: Goodbye to the 4,000 yen sea urchin rice bowls! Introducing a new "Island Specialty" made with local Iki red sea bream!

"Iki no Shima Ramen Shigaya" is set to open in the peak of summer 2026 with the core vision of addressing the travel pain point of exorbitant prices for the island's famous "sea urchin rice," making it inaccessible to tourists and locals alike.According to our correspondent’s investigation, about 15 years ago on Iki Island, you could enjoy a generous bowl of sea urchin rice for less than 2,000 yen, but in recent years, rising sea temperatures have caused widespread “iso-no-hara” (a decline in seaweed beds),the price of sea urchin rice at most restaurants across the island has now skyrocketed to around 4,000 yen per bowl, turning it into an unaffordable luxury.

To break through this dilemma, the Shigaya team set its sights on the island's precious marine resources, which could be supplied stably and with high quality—Iki-produced Red Sea BreamThe development team abandoned the Hakata tonkotsu system, which is traditional to Kyushu and has a heavier flavor, and deliberately chose the extremely difficult salt-based clear soup route. The chef spent a full six months repeatedly trial-making and adjusting the soup's temperature, finally creating this sea bream broth, which is purely handmade without any pre-made concentrated liquids. It is not only extremely rich and bursting with oceanic sweetness, but also leaves no throat-coating aftertaste and has a surprisingly refreshing finish. It is perfectly poised to become the must-eat new specialty of the Kyushu islands in 2026!

Highlight 2: A two-way exquisite dining experience! Lift the wooden lid to reveal the explosive aroma of yuzu sea bream, while the special edition is luxuriously topped with seared sashimi.

The greatest feature of Honma Ramen is its "lid ramen" style, which is extremely rare in all of Japan, and its staple "ramen x tai-chazuke" for the ultimate taste transformation of two ways to eat one bowl.When the server brings the ramen to your table, the bowl is sealed with an elegant wooden lid. The moment you lift the lid yourself, the fresh, sweet flavor of red sea bream—sealed in by the heat—and the aroma of Japanese yuzu, which cuts through the richness of the broth, will waft toward you like dry ice,It’s a truly ceremonial experience! What’s even more special is that the back of the wooden lid features fun facts about the history of the local “Intōjiura” port, giving travelers an elegant lesson in the culture of this ancient capital before they even pick up their chopsticks.

In terms of ingredients, Shiga-ya also shows full artisan pride:

• Special Sea Bream Salt Ramen Without using any traditional pork char siu at all, it is luxuriously topped with skin seared on-site by a professional chef with a blowtorch.Freshly sliced Iki Island sea bream sashimiThe fish, perfectly seared on the outside and tender on the inside, pairs perfectly with the sea bream broth.
• Classic and Ajitama styles: is paired with low-temperature sous videTender Chicken Char SiuThis keeps the flavor of the entire bowl of ramen in a supremely elegant and refreshing balance.

After you've slurped up your noodles, absolutely do not drink all the soup! Remember to order a bowl of white rice and pour it into the remaining rich sea bream broth, instantly upgrading it to a high-quality dish.Japanese Sea Bream OchazukeDevour all the oceanic blessings of Iki Island without wasting a single drop!

📝 Iki Island Ramen Shigaya - Full Menu Prices and Structured Store Information

"Iki Island Ramen Shigaya" is located in the lobby on the first floor of "Iki Island Hub," a trendy hotel that has been completely renovated from a former inn.The interior is lavishly decorated with antique sake barrels and one-shō tokkuri bottles passed down from the Ono family since the Edo period, exuding a rich, historic machiya atmosphere. Below is the complete list of business hours and prices compiled by our correspondent:

Ramen and Store Standard Items	Official retail price (including tax) and Correspondent's Guide to Island Resident's Bulk Buying
Classic Sea Bream Salt Ramen (Chicken Chashu)	1,100 yen / A refreshing Japanese-style clear salty soup, the perfect choice for first-time visitors.
Ajitama Tai Shio Ramen (Soft-boiled Egg)	1,200 yen / A perfectly cooked soft-boiled egg with a runny yolk is immersed in sea bream broth, adding even more depth of flavor.
• Special Sea Bream Salt Ramen (Seared Sea Bream Sashimi)	1,400 Japanese Yen / [Highly recommended by foodies]Luxuriously topped with seared Iki-produced red sea bream sashimi, top-quality seafood available in extremely limited quantities.
🔥 Exclusive Island Resident Card Discount	When checking out, if you present the "Iki Island Resident Card,"Each bowl of ramen is directly discounted by 300 yen.It's perfect to recommend to local island friends you meet in Japan to go together.
Business Hours and Closures	11:00 AM - 2:00 PM / 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM (Closed every Tuesday and Wednesday. Please check before departure.)

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• Activity Information and Data Sources:PR TIMES / Clean Life Co., Ltd. / Shigaya Co., Ltd.
• Iki Island Ramen Shigaya Official. Latest Hotel Expansion and Dynamic Webpage:Iki Island Hub Official Website
• This case's technical and facility cooperation official website:Clean Life Co., Ltd. Official Website