Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum Tickets

The Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum is a food court dressed up as time travel. Beneath its unassuming entrance hides a meticulously recreated Tokyo streetscape from 1958, the year instant ramen was invented, complete with evening light, retro advertisements and narrow alleys, and within it a handful of ramen shops chosen from among the best regional styles in Japan.

Eating your way around Japan

The genius of the place is the lineup. Each shop represents a different regional school of ramen, from rich Kyushu tonkotsu to soy based classics, and most offer small sized bowls so you can work through several styles in one visit without defeat. Order from the ticket machines at each shop, queue briefly at busy times, and compare notes over shared tables. The retro sweet shop and old fashioned bar complete the townscape.

More than noodles

Upstairs, exhibits walk through the history of ramen and its evolution from Chinese noodle soup to national obsession, with enough English to follow the story. It is a compact visit, usually ninety minutes to two hours, and it pairs well with an event at the nearby Yokohama Arena or a stop en route between Tokyo and points west.

Getting there

The museum is a short signposted walk from Shin-Yokohama Station, which is served by the Tokaido Shinkansen, the JR Yokohama Line and the municipal subway. From central Yokohama allow about fifteen minutes by subway, and from Tokyo it is one easy shinkansen stop or a run up the Yokohama Line.

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