Head to Yokohama on an empty stomach for oodles of noodles at Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum.
A marvellous museum dedicated to traditional Japanese ramen, this is one of the best things to do in Yokohama and a nice companion piece to the nearby Nissin Cup Noodles Museum and Factory.
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As well as looking at old packaging and learning about the history of ramen, the centre-piece of Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum is a huge recreation of a 1950s Japanese town, complete with vintage ramen stalls you can eat in plus traditional shops (and even a fifties ice-cream parlour).
From retro ramen workshops to and a gourmet gift-shop, here is our guide to Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum.
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Getting to Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum
The Ramen Museum is a 5 minute walk from Shin-Yokohama Station.
To get to Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum from Yokohama Station, take the Blue Line local train from platform 2 towards Azamino – it is a direct train and takes just over 10 minutes.
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Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum admission fee & prices
Ticket prices for the Yokohama Ramen museum are 450 Yen per adult (around ยฃ2.20 or $3) and 100 Yen for seniors and children aged between 6 to 18 years. Ramen museum prices correct as of summer 2024.
Please note ramen making workshops costs extra (4,700 Yen) as does eating the ramen noodles in the nostalgic food court.
Plan My Japan trip – all of the famous Yokohama food and and drink museums are pretty cheap – the nearby Nissin Cup Noodles Museum is 500 Yen entry, as is the Yokohama Kirin Brewery Tour. The 500 Yen brewery tour fee also includes beer tasting at least four Kirin beers – kanpai!
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Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum
The museum is open daily from 11am to 9pm Monday to Friday and 10.30am to 9pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
The ramen shops in the food-court take last orders half an hour before closing.
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Arriving at Japanโs First Ramen Museum
Use your โnoodleโ and visit Yokohama Ramen Museum on your next visit to Yokohama.
You donโt need to buy tickets in advance as there are self service ticket machines (cash only) with English instructions or a staffed ticket desk when you first arrive.
Also look out for the huge bowl of ramen and oscillating noodles outside – a very smart sign-post!
There are several sections and things to do at Shin Yokohama Ramen Museum (although we found the 1950โs Japanese street and vintage ramen stalls the best bit):
Gallery and Museum
The first section you encounter is the ramen museum and gallery – here you can learn about the first ramen noodles in China and how they changed over the years, becoming one of Japanโs most famous foods.
Here, discover different ramen types and also there are a few cute kawaii items and nice design touches like museum seats shaped like a giant pink ramen fish cake (โnarutomakiโ).
The massive map of Japan made from different ramen bowls was also a cool touch and there is a large library of ramen recipes, old packaging and vintage magazines. Sugoi!
The wall panels and interpretation is mainly in Japanese but there is enough to keep you entertained and it is interesting to learn about the different types of ramen, like tonkotsu ramen vs miso ramen or shoyu ramen.
And donโt forget, you can try all these regional ramen specialities later on in the food court downstairs (or just go straight there if you are hungry)!
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Yokohama Ramen Museum gift shop
As youโd expect, there is a gorgeous gift-shop that sells so many ramen related gifts, from stationery and magnets through to ramen savoury and sweet treats like Ramen choco puff bars!
And yes, you can get ramen inspired clothing and T-shirts plus some exquisite ramen bowls and dining items to suit all tastes and budgets.
We think our favourite ramen museum gift and souvenir was the pen with ramen noodles on the top. It looked good enough to eat and up there with the fine fake foods (โsanpuruโ) you see in front of many Japanese restaurants and beer halls.
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Ramen making workshops
If you want to get hands on and make your very own noodles, you โkneadโ to book in advance onto the ramen making workshops here.
The class costs 4,700 Yen per adult (on top of the 450 Yen admission fee) and youโll learn how to make noodles following a traditional Chinese method called Aodake-uchi, using big bamboo rolls to flatten your dough then knife-cutting the ramen noodles into shape.
Workshops are held daily at 11.30, 13.30, 15.30 and 17.30, and lasts just over an hour, with group sizes limited to 10 people.
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Shin Yokohama Ramen Museum food court
For the best bit, head to the basement! You will have likely seen the themed food court on social media like Instagram. It is very TikTok friendly and is like taking a step in time and exploring an old Japanese town.
There are seven ramen shops (all very different in style) on the ground floor, plus the ceiling has been painted to look like dusk / sunset (it can feel a bit weird / dark at first if youโve just stepped in from a bright summerโs day outside)!
The themed food-court and town square at the ramen museum dates back to the year 1958, when the world’s first instant ramen was invented.
Half the fun here is exploring the town square and taking pictures from the upper levels and exploring the vintage shops and stores (more on this in a moment).
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Ramen restaurants
There are seven ramen restaurants to choose from, each with their own regional ramen or savoury speciality. We visited during lunchtime on a weekday and found the queues for some restaurants were a little long.
Each ramen restaurant has its own ramen vending machine where you choose your dishes first and has various language settings including English and Chinese. You cannot join the queues until youโve purchased your ramen dish in advance.
Remember to take cash too for the machines – you can choose different size ramen bowls based on your budget or appetite level!
The seven ramen restaurants at the Yokohama Ramen Museum are:
Komurasaki – pork ramen and this was the restaurant we opted for as the pork looked so good and smelled divine. This is also the one ramen shop here that has been here since the museum opened in 1994. In a word, delicious!
Ryu Shanghai Honten – hot and spicy miso ramen stalls.
Rishiri Ramen Miraku – seaweed and yaki-shoyu ramen from Rishiri Island of Hokkaido.
Asakusa Rairaiken – traditional ramen made using a 100 year old recipe.
Ryukyu Shinmen Tondou – Okinawa ramen using intense salt flavours.
Rokkakuya 1994+ – pork bone soy sauce paired with thick noodles.
ISSOU – Tonkotsu style ramen famous for their “tonkotsu cappuccinoโ (pork bone broth).
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Yu-yake Shoten (Sunset Shopping Street)
On the upper level of the 1950โs town square and ramen restaurant area, they have recreated an old shopping street in loving detail, complete with vintage sweet shops and old houses you can look in.
This is also the best photo spot for taking shots of the town square from above.
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Dagashi-ya Vintage Sweet Shop
1950s Japanese sweets – alas at 2020s prices! Dagashi-ya offers a wide range of classic Japanese sweets plus traditional toys all of which can be bought.
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Kateko Cafรฉ and Snack Shop
After all that ramen, make sure to save some room for dessert or a milkshake mountain!
A 1950โs sundae lounge and ice-cream parlour, with incredible theming and a treasure trove of veritable vintage. The serving staff wear 1950s costumes and there is also one table outside the parlour with an incredible view of the square.
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Address
Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum, 2 Chome-14-21 Shinyokohama, Kohoku Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa 222 – 0033, Japan
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