Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum
Last updated: September 13, 2026
The Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum is the world's first ramen amusement park — a place to eat, learn and make ramen under one roof. Downstairs, a lovingly rebuilt townscape from 1958, the year instant ramen was invented, gathers famous ramen shops from all over Japan beside Showa-era coffee shops and candy stores; upstairs, a gallery traces the dish's history and culture, and the RAHAKU SUGOMEN LAB lets you design an original cup ramen printed with a photo from your own phone. Between bowls, you're wandering the good old days of Japan.
Itinerary
- Stop at: Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum
Frequently Asked Questions
Eight ramen shops, hand-picked from across Japan, line the recreated 1958 streets — each serving its own regional style. Most offer mini-size bowls precisely so you can work through several schools of ramen in one visit instead of committing to a single full bowl.
The museum's make-your-own corner: you design an original cup ramen and personalize it with a photo straight from your phone, so the souvenir that goes home is a cup noodle with your own picture on the label.
Plenty — the underground townscape is an attraction in itself, recreating 1958 Japan down to its retro coffee shops and candy stores, and the first-floor gallery reads as social history as much as food history. The year is no accident: 1958 is when the world's first instant ramen appeared.
It's a few minutes' walk from Shin-Yokohama Station, which is on the Tokaido Shinkansen, the JR Yokohama Line and the municipal subway — an easy stop on the way into or out of Tokyo, since most shinkansen call there.