The Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum truly reproduces the street scene when the sun sets in 1958, with a strong market atmosphere. Here, you can not only learn about the history of ramen in Japan, the types of Japanese ramen in different periods, but also taste authentic ramen from famous shops in Japan in one stop. The Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum is located in a very ordinary-looking building, including 1 floor above ground and 2 basement floors. Entering the first floor of the museum, it is a display area for appreciating the history and culture of ramen. There is a whole wall introducing the origin of ramen from China to Japan, the development process of ramen in Japan, including the great success of instant ramen. You'll also learn interesting facts about the variety of noodles, soups, bowls and how to make them. Go around the exhibition area on the 1st floor, go down the stairs decorated with the station murals, and come to the underground "Ramen Street". Gray cement walls, slightly dilapidated small buildings, and various old signs hanging on the walls, this is the street scene of Shitamachi full of retro atmosphere. On the 1st and 2nd floors of the basement, there are 9 ramen shops carefully selected from all over Japan, as well as cigarette shops and traditional confectionary shops that match the retro streets, creating a scene on the way home after get off work in the evening. Ramen is floating throughout the space. The aroma of the soup. These 9 ramen restaurants represent Japanese ramen in various periods, bringing together different flavors from Hokkaido in the north and Kyushu in the south. Some are famous for their pork bone soup, some are based on fish and shellfish soup, and some are characterized by miso. and so on, and one of them is replaced almost every six months. Here, as long as your appetite is enough, you can eat all the delicious ramen in Japan. If you don't have a big appetite but want to taste a variety of flavors, each store also offers "mini ramen" (small servings) that retain the essence of their characteristics. In addition to the memorable ramen shop, the underground space of the museum is full of fun, such as old movie posters, detective agency signs, balconies drying clothes, old telephone booths, small post offices, toys and snacks Grocery stores, etc., show the style of the Showa period everywhere. The staff here are also fun, they play different roles, and since the museum is set at night, they always say "good evening" (こんばんは) when they say hello to you. When you want to leave the underground street, you can "go back to the present" by finding the stairs with "future" written on the wall.
It was an amazing place in Shin-Yokohama.I don’t know the exact Showa Period but it was totally the same as my image.You can eat various Ramen if you want there!!There are also mini-size of Ramen so you can eat two or three types of Ramen and compare them.However, you only can use 'cash' there except when you buy some souvenirs at the shop.
New Yokohama Ramen Museum (New Yokohama ラーメン Museum), located in Gangbei District, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, opened in 1994. It is the first ramen theme amusement park in the world. The first floor is the ramen history exhibition area. Visitors can visit the exhibition area on the first floor to understand the history and culture of ramen. And the traditional and development of ramen materials, accessories, condiments and so on. In addition, there is a ramen production experience area on the first floor. Visitors can use the traditional Chinese "green bamboo noodles" method to make noodles and enjoy the fun of converting flour into ramen noodles. In addition, there is a nostalgic scene area, and the best ramen restaurants in the top ten in Japan have shops in the museum. One stop tasting.
Especially interesting museum, very small, very novel! There is a lot of ramen knowledge, ramen activities, and restaurants, a variety of ramen for visitors, very interesting!
Ramen museum more like small ramen sampling shops. Soup saltyGo with empty stomach.
As a ramen lover, this place is a must! I had RyuShanghai Honten, and it was exquisite. There is a wideselection, so I would probably go back to try anotherone. Also, the picturesque Showa street is brilliant.