The 'Ultimate Dashi-Free Ramen' Meets Sake, Realizing Its 'Heaven's Mandate': Limited-Time Restaurant 'TEN-MEI' Born in Grand Green Osaka, a Collaboration Between 'Jinrui Mina Menrui' Founder Takahiro Matsumura and Sake Pairing Maestro Keita Akaboshi!
UNCHI Inc., operator of the popular ramen shop 'Jinrui Mina Menrui,' is opening a limited-time restaurant called 'TEN-MEI' in Grand Green Osaka. This new venture is a collaboration between Takahiro Matsumura, founder of 'Jinrui Mina Menrui,' and sake sommelier Keita Akaboshi, offering ultimate dashi-free soy sauce ramen paired with sake.
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〈Photo: TEN-MEI logo〉
UNCHI Inc. (Headquarters: Yodogawa-ku, Osaka; Representative Director: Takahiro Matsumura), which operates the popular Osaka ramen shop 'Jinrui Mina Menrui,' and 'Sake Sommelier' Keita Akaboshi, known as a leading expert in sake pairing after his success in New York, will open a new restaurant, 'TEN-MEI,' on Friday, May 1, 2026, on B1F of the South Building of Grand Green Osaka, within 'Time Out Market Osaka.'
'Ultimate Dashi-Free' Soy Sauce Ramen and Sake. Where Two 'Extremes' Intersect.
Jinrui Mina Menrui offers soy sauce ramen centered on 'water and soy sauce,' without using any dashi. When combined with the meticulous sake pairing designed by Keita Akaboshi, a single bowl of ramen elevates into an 'overwhelming experience.' From the 'first sip' to the 'finishing experience,' it's a culinary journey meticulously calculated. It transcends a mere meal, embodying the 'pinnacle' of soy sauce ramen and sake pairing.
Our Intent Behind the Name 'TEN-MEI' (Heaven's Mandate)
How to make the life bestowed by heaven shine. It's not just ramen, nor just sake. We named the 'one-of-a-kind experience' born from the fusion of these two lives 'TEN-MEI.' We are embarking on a one-year limited challenge in this location, where renowned establishments selected by the editors of 'Time Out,' which operates in 333 cities worldwide, gather.
Keita Akaboshi, the Maestro of Sake Pairing
〈Photo: Sake Sommelier: Keita Akaboshi〉
At 19, he moved to the United States alone. For 16 years in New York, he dedicated himself to promoting sake, establishing his position as a 'Sake Sommelier' in top local restaurants. After returning to Japan, he opened 'Akaboshi,' a members-only sake pairing specialist restaurant in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo.
His true genius lies not merely in matching sake with food, but in designing meticulous pairings that 'calculate down to the molecular level of ingredients, rewriting the boundaries of taste.'
・Instagram: @keita_akaboshi
・Official Website: https://akakuma.net/
〈Photo: Time Out Market Osaka〉
Asia's First 'Time Out Market Osaka'
Located on B1F of the South Building of Grand Green Osaka in the Umeda area, this vast space of approximately 800 seats houses 17 renowned establishments and 2 bars, all selected by local editors of 'Time Out,' a city guide operating in 333 cities worldwide. In addition to enjoying diverse genres of dishes and sake from award-winning chefs and popular local Kansai restaurants, daily events such as DJ lives are held, embodying the philosophy of 'introducing the best food and culture of this city.'
Store Details
・Store Name: TEN-MEI
・Opening Date: Friday, May 1, 2026
・Location: Grand Green Osaka South Building B1F, 5-54 Ofukacho, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 530-0011 (within Time Out Market Osaka)
・Business Hours: 11:30 AM to 11:00 PM (Last Order 10:30 PM)
・Access: 1-minute walk from JR Osaka Station 'Umekita Underground Exit'
About Jinrui Mina Menrui
〈Photo: Ramen GENTEN〉
Since its opening on April 12, 2012, in Nishinakajima, Osaka, it has been a representative ramen shop in Osaka, with queues of over 50 people on weekends. It is a 'soy sauce ramen specialty shop' famous for its tender, extra-thick char siu and thick menma, using homemade noodles with whole wheat flour. It has been featured as a popular Osaka ramen shop on YouTube.
'Jinrui Mina Menrui to Space!!!'
〈Photo: Freeze-dried ingredients of Ramen GENTEN〉
〈Photo: Inside the ISS (provided by JAXA/NASA)〉
In November 2023, the ingredients for 'Ramen GENTEN,' launched from Kennedy Space Center by SpaceX's Falcon 9 led by Elon Musk, undertook the first-ever challenge of 'food exposure to outer space.'
Processed into powder to prevent bursting due to pressure changes, the ingredients were exposed to intense cosmic rays and ultraviolet radiation for approximately 10 months outside the ISS (International Space Station), at an altitude of about 400km above Earth and a speed of about 7.9km per second.
Upon returning to Earth in December 2024 and being opened, it was confirmed that the unique aroma of ramen persisted, yielding valuable data demonstrating the possibilities of food in the space age.
About UNCHI Inc.
〈Photo: Weekend queue at Jinrui Mina Menrui〉
With the mission to 'change the world with the power of ramen,' UNCHI Inc. has continuously created popular ramen brands such as 'Jinrui Mina Menrui,' 'Kuso Oyaji Saigo no Hitofuri,' and 'Sekaiichi Hima na Ramen-ya.' Since 2018, it has expanded overseas, advancing into various countries including NY Manhattan, China, Korea, and Nepal. In 2020, it also launched a franchise business.
UNCHI Inc. (Headquarters: Yodogawa-ku, Osaka; Representative Director: Takahiro Matsumura), which operates the popular Osaka ramen shop 'Jinrui Mina Menrui,' and 'Sake Sommelier' Keita Akaboshi, known as a leading expert in sake pairing after his success in New York, will open a new restaurant, 'TEN-MEI,' on Friday, May 1, 2026, on B1F of the South Building of Grand Green Osaka, within 'Time Out Market Osaka.'
'Ultimate Dashi-Free' Soy Sauce Ramen and Sake. Where Two 'Extremes' Intersect.
Jinrui Mina Menrui offers soy sauce ramen centered on 'water and soy sauce,' without using any dashi. When combined with the meticulous sake pairing designed by Keita Akaboshi, a single bowl of ramen elevates into an 'overwhelming experience.' From the 'first sip' to the 'finishing experience,' it's a culinary journey meticulously calculated. It transcends a mere meal, embodying the 'pinnacle' of soy sauce ramen and sake pairing.
Our Intent Behind the Name 'TEN-MEI' (Heaven's Mandate)
How to make the life bestowed by heaven shine. It's not just ramen, nor just sake. We named the 'one-of-a-kind experience' born from the fusion of these two lives 'TEN-MEI.' We are embarking on a one-year limited challenge in this location, where renowned establishments selected by the editors of 'Time Out,' which operates in 333 cities worldwide, gather.
Keita Akaboshi, the Maestro of Sake Pairing
〈Photo: Sake Sommelier: Keita Akaboshi〉
At 19, he moved to the United States alone. For 16 years in New York, he dedicated himself to promoting sake, establishing his position as a 'Sake Sommelier' in top local restaurants. After returning to Japan, he opened 'Akaboshi,' a members-only sake pairing specialist restaurant in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo.
His true genius lies not merely in matching sake with food, but in designing meticulous pairings that 'calculate down to the molecular level of ingredients, rewriting the boundaries of taste.'
・Instagram: @keita_akaboshi
・Official Website: https://akakuma.net/
〈Photo: Time Out Market Osaka〉
Asia's First 'Time Out Market Osaka'
Located on B1F of the South Building of Grand Green Osaka in the Umeda area, this vast space of approximately 800 seats houses 17 renowned establishments and 2 bars, all selected by local editors of 'Time Out,' a city guide operating in 333 cities worldwide. In addition to enjoying diverse genres of dishes and sake from award-winning chefs and popular local Kansai restaurants, daily events such as DJ lives are held, embodying the philosophy of 'introducing the best food and culture of this city.'
Store Details
・Store Name: TEN-MEI
・Opening Date: Friday, May 1, 2026
・Location: Grand Green Osaka South Building B1F, 5-54 Ofukacho, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 530-0011 (within Time Out Market Osaka)
・Business Hours: 11:30 AM to 11:00 PM (Last Order 10:30 PM)
・Access: 1-minute walk from JR Osaka Station 'Umekita Underground Exit'
About Jinrui Mina Menrui
〈Photo: Ramen GENTEN〉
Since its opening on April 12, 2012, in Nishinakajima, Osaka, it has been a representative ramen shop in Osaka, with queues of over 50 people on weekends. It is a 'soy sauce ramen specialty shop' famous for its tender, extra-thick char siu and thick menma, using homemade noodles with whole wheat flour. It has been featured as a popular Osaka ramen shop on YouTube.
'Jinrui Mina Menrui to Space!!!'
〈Photo: Freeze-dried ingredients of Ramen GENTEN〉
〈Photo: Inside the ISS (provided by JAXA/NASA)〉
In November 2023, the ingredients for 'Ramen GENTEN,' launched from Kennedy Space Center by SpaceX's Falcon 9 led by Elon Musk, undertook the first-ever challenge of 'food exposure to outer space.'
Processed into powder to prevent bursting due to pressure changes, the ingredients were exposed to intense cosmic rays and ultraviolet radiation for approximately 10 months outside the ISS (International Space Station), at an altitude of about 400km above Earth and a speed of about 7.9km per second.
Upon returning to Earth in December 2024 and being opened, it was confirmed that the unique aroma of ramen persisted, yielding valuable data demonstrating the possibilities of food in the space age.
About UNCHI Inc.
〈Photo: Weekend queue at Jinrui Mina Menrui〉
With the mission to 'change the world with the power of ramen,' UNCHI Inc. has continuously created popular ramen brands such as 'Jinrui Mina Menrui,' 'Kuso Oyaji Saigo no Hitofuri,' and 'Sekaiichi Hima na Ramen-ya.' Since 2018, it has expanded overseas, advancing into various countries including NY Manhattan, China, Korea, and Nepal. In 2020, it also launched a franchise business.