PORTRAIT / PREPARING
本田
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He calls Koji Tashiro his master. Joining the Menya Koji Group at 20, he now turns the trust he received into opportunities for the next generation.
PROFILE
- ORIGIN
- Ushiku, Ibaraki / born 1986
- TRAINING
- One year under Koji Tashiro
- INDEPENDENCE
- Opened in 2008 at age 21
- TODAY
- Akihabara flagship
THE LINEAGE
MASTER
TO
DISCIPLE
Born in Ushiku, Ibaraki, Yuki Honda worked in a ramen shop while in high school. Before turning 20, he decided to build a shop of his own and trained for one year under Koji Tashiro in the Menya Koji Group.
In 2008, at age 21, he opened Mendokoro Honda with Tashiro's support. He purchased the shop the following year and became independent. In 2020, he moved the flagship from Higashi-Jujo to Akihabara and began a new chapter.
The trust Tashiro placed in him became a starting point for how he develops others. What he received is now passed forward as opportunity for the next person.
MILESTONES
A LIFE
IN
RAMEN
HIGH SCHOOL
First work in ramen
He worked in a local ramen shop for three years and, before turning 20, decided that he would build a shop of his own.
TRAINING
Learning under Koji Tashiro
He joined the Menya Koji Group and trained for a year at Ushiku Taishoken and Sanuki Taishoken, identifying Koji Tashiro as his master.
2008
Mendokoro Honda opens at age 21
With Tashiro's support, he opened in Higashi-Jujo and was given the opportunity to develop both the food and the shop himself.
2009
Takes ownership
About a year after opening, he purchased the shop and became fully independent, turning entrusted opportunity into responsibility.
2020
Move to Akihabara
He moved the flagship from Higashi-Jujo to Akihabara and began a new chapter that included making noodles in house.
THE PRACTICE INHERITED
Turning the trust he received into opportunity for others.
What has remained constant is the will to make the food better. Rather than resting on recognition, he continues to study ingredients and technique and renew the taste.
Because Tashiro once entrusted a shop to him, he gives managers meaningful autonomy and values the growth of distinctive individuals. The teaching continues through trust.
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