Shin Yokohama Raumen Museum

I have been here 3 times, and I have one suggestion for anyone going… BE HUNGRY!!!
There are many delicious ramen shops to choose from and even the small bowls are large enough where you can only visit maybe 2 – 4 shops before you’re too full to eat anymore.
They have some great novelties here as well. I love the 1950s Tokyo setup, being a history buff. They have old fashioned Japanese candy, an old fashioned ice cream parlor, as well as a gift shop too.
I can’t wait to visit again one day.

I think this place is pretty good. If not for the convenience factor the most.
It’s not really a museum, but a glorified ramen food court, which I am totally ok with. As it’s a great food court. I ate 4 half bowls while I was there at 4 different places and all the ramen was really good. It is very easy to try different styles here. All 4 places tasted really different. And I was totally stuffed, so I took the train to chinatown and walked around for a while, haha.
It’s 310 yen I think to get in. They have the map/​guide thingy in different languages in addition to English. They use the ticket machines in front of each stall, but they have laminated guides in different languages on what button is for what hanging from each one. it’s very straight forward. The actual giftshop is not that great tbh though.
I am sure you can get these ramens in the city at different a. But I don’t think it’s a wasted trip if you are in Tokyo. It’s a cool little place and you can go to Chinatown/​bay park to make a day of it afterwards.
As long as you don’t expect a real museum. It sucks as a museum. lol.

I love this place.
It’s not a museum in the traditional sense. And I would argue it’s like a more like a food court with a retro setting. A celebration of all the Ramen types throughout Japan.
300 yen entry fee for the day or 800 for a year. Meal prices vary.
The lower half is a replica of a Japan long forgotten. In the main area, a performer is there to entertain the crowd. Each stand has a vending machine for your menu options. Ramen, strangely, not the only menu item. That’s appreciated.
I ordered half order portions so I could go to as many places as I could. I think the spicy miso with crinkly noodles might be my favourite. My least might be the vegetable ramen. its a daring attempt, so I appreciate it despite it being my least fav. You basically can’t go wrong. Of note, some of these places have long lines. Feel free to go to stands with shorter lines and come back to the others. I do suggest half orders to maximise you gluttony.
The upper half of the museum has a gift shop/​actual museum displays/​a giant toy car race track/​toy shop. Why do those sit together in the same room? Because Japan, that’s why.
I’d come back here in a heart beat.

Quick walk from shin Yokohama train station. I forgot how much was the entrance fee but it wasn’t expensive at all. There’s some displays about the ramen history when you come in but they were in Japanese so we just went downstairs where the good stuff were.
We tried 2 restaurants. We got here when they opened so the lines weren’t that bad yet. We tried 2 places — store # 9 and 3. I totally forgot the names though but it’s in the map that they give you.
Number 9 seemed popular because they had the longest line so we queued for it. We got regular sized for this and it was very good. Number 3 also had a line and this time, we got mini sizes. I wasn’t a big fan of the over cooked egg so I didn’t like it very much.
Overall, it was a fun and filling ½ day out in Yokohama.

Ramen Museum in Shin-​Yokohama, a collection of ramen restaurants in an eclectic environment of Japan’s past. The moving chopsticks in a ramen bowl at the front is a welcome first sight before entering. You can taste different kinds of ramen from different regions of Japan in one place. There is a ramen for any passion and particular taste: noodle style/​thickness, Matt/​vegetable toppings, broth flavor/​richness/​saltiness, etc.
The famous miso ramen I had from Sumire lived up to their reputation. Noodles and toppings were fine enough, but the miso soup (which was scalding hot) was the high point of it. Also had some traditional Okinawan snacks: sataandagi which is like a donut ball (two per order) and chinsuko, a tasty shortbread-​like cookie. I only wanted one cookie but was forced to eat six because that was how much they give you per order. So after the large bowl of ramen and these snacks, I was pretty stuffed and was unable to try out another ramen place unfortunately.
If you like ramen and/​or Japanese past culture, you will love this place. Btw, be sure to get the 3 month pass instead of the day pass, it’s only 200 yen more :)

I came here on recommendation of a friend before I visited Japan since he knows how much I love ramen. What a random and amazing place! It’s just a short journey from Tokyo and definitely worth the trip. You get to learn some of the history and try different types of ramen. The bottom floor where all of the shops are is decorated like 1950s Japan. I also bought postcards and ramen stickers to send to my friends in the US. The ramen itself that I had was just ok, but the whole experience was worth repeating!

So very very disappointed with this place. The only reason i am giving 3 stars is because it only cost 300yen to enter. The museum itself was so underwhelming, as was the souvenir shop and, to my surprise, the ramen we ate. I should have just gone back to Ichiran or Ippudo.

Entrance fee. Close to the JR station.
Ordered a spicy miso ramen from a shop. It was delicous. The atmosphere was nice. The only gripe was the price in additional to the admissions fee.
Worth a trip to go if you have a few hours to kill if you are staying in Tokyo.
I wish I bought some ramen from the gift shop. I regret not doing so.

This place is located in Shin Yokohama Station.
The atmosphere is Retro.
It makes us time slip to Showa period.
We can choose half size so we can eat more than 3bowls if you want.

Came here for lunch and also to experience one of the food cultures of Japan. In addition to gaining te popularity worldwide, Ramen has been part of the Japanese diet and only the top ramen stores can get a spot here at the Ramen museum.
Entry fee into the museum is 310 yen for 12 and older. Senior and younger children costs 100 yen.
There are numerous ramen houses with own unique flavors and taste scattered throughout the tri-​level museum below ground. The interior is historically-​themed circa mid 20^th century invoking profound nostalgia.
There’s a wide range of noodle thickness and broth base — pork bone, soy sauce, miso, pork soy and some popular international flavors such as those invented by the Germans with blend of durum and pasta flour for the noodle and one from the italian’s pepperoncini double chili ramen.
Ramen is sold by selecting from ticket machines located right outside each of the establishment. once the item is selected and purchased, the ticket is then handed over to the restaurant staff that will take you inside to get seated.
For today we decided to go with the Najima-​tei pork bone ramen where the noodle is thick and firm and the broth rich and flavorful.
The Shin-​Yokohama ramen museum is definitely a place to check out if you are a fan of ramen.

I’ve been wanting to come here for so long, and finally got the chance to this spring break with my older daughter. We came here on a Thursday late morning (⁴⁄₂) when it wasn’t as crowded.
It was maybe a 10 minute walk from the Shin-​Yokohama station, and located a couple of streets over after walking across the bridge. We were confused by the map near the station and so it took us almost ½ hour to get here though (and we didn’t see any signs directing us either).
Admission was 310y for adults (13 and older), 100y for children 6 – 12 and seniors 60+, and free for children under 6. Once we passed through admissions, we went up the stairs that lead us to the souvenir shop, but bypassed that for later and went downstairs towards the ramen shops.
The inside was designed to resemble the year 1958, which was the year that the world’s first instant ramen was introduced. There were about 8 ramen shops total, and each of them had a vending machine in front where you buy tickets for the items that you want. We decided to eat at Komurasaki, a shop that specialized in Kumamoto ramen. I didn’t know this at the time, but I guess there were smaller bowls available so that you can shop hop. Being our first time here and not familiar with any of the menus, my daughter and I just chose two of the popular items at the top of the menu (besides, there were people lined up behind us and so we didn’t want to take too much time trying to figure it out).
Although the ramen was good and we bought some souvenirs, that was pretty much it. Nothing else really to see or do (so not sure why it’s called a museum). I’m glad that I came here so that I can cross it off my list, but I don’t think I’ll be coming back.

This place has a lot of stuff going for it. It has several taken place in one stop. It does a great job making it feel old timey. It also tells a story of ramen, stressing with got the Chinese stated the noodle dish.
From what I’m told, they also change up some of the ships every once in a while. Probably the not non-​traditional ones.
The most busy are the ones from Japan itself. They got a cool looking board telling you the lineup times for each ones. That’s right, after you line up to get into this place and pay the entrance fee, you also have to line up to eat at the ramen place. We waited for about 60 mins, but some were closer to 75 – 90 mins. So after your eat at one, you may not want to wait for another.
My feeling is while it’s cool to eat plenty if you can, there are great ramen places around Tokyo that’ll be great as good and cheaper at the end if the day. But it us a neat experience, so if you’re looking for novelty, then this is it.
What’s also cool us the gift shop has ramen ready to go as well.
But the wait and cost is what doesn’t do it for me. What you could do is go early, eat, then get the free reentry which is requires black light to see, and come back later for another.

Come here HUNGRY! There are 9 individual ramen restaurants inside and even if you get one of the «small» bowls, you will fill up quickly. Some also have delicious extra nibbles such as gyoza.
All ramen is bought via vending machine. You put money in, make your selections, take your tickets and change and hand the ticket to a cook or waitstaff.
**Many of the restaurants will have a menu inside or on the side of the vending machine with the selections translated into English**
The brochure from your entry lists the different restaurants and categorizes the type of noodle and how rich the broth is.
There’s not much in the way of «history», and what there is mostly is written in Japanese.
We ate at three different stops and all were really tasty. The prices are a little higher than a random ramen place on the street, but here you know for sure what you’re getting and it can be a stellar opportunity to sample a few different kinds in one go. We went on a Monday around lunchtime and there weren’t too many lines but still quite busy with what seemed to be locals enjoying their lunch break.
The gift shop is worth a visit. Buy one of 3 ramen tshirts for about £15. Your friends will think you’re a total badass.
Fun way to spend a couple of hours on a rainy day during our last day in Tokyo after a week in the city. If you love ramen, you’ll enjoy this place.

Shin Yokohama Raumen Museum was rated as one of the top food museums in the world by CNN recently, so I was super excited that I will be visiting. They charged an admission fee to get in, which is fine since it’s SUPPOSED to be a museum. I walked in and there’s the gift shop and some pictures on display on the wall. That’s it, that’s the museum!!! Am I missing something???
You go down one floor and there’s a basement packed with about 9 ramen shops. Visitors can pull a ticket and wait in line for their taste of the different ramen shops. That’s it. You shouldn’t call this a museum, you should call this a ramen hub.
Don’t get me wrong, the ramen was good there, but I was little disappointed about the museum piece. I was hoping to see display of old ramen making machines, or demonstration of different ways of rolling and cutting the ramen.

Notre amie japonaise nous a amené là-​bas, on y est allé de façon dubitative: un musée sur le ramen… Wtf? Enfin on est au Japon, c’est différent :)
Donc le rez-​de-​chaussée consiste en une boutique sur le ramen: bol, baguettes, recettes et nouilles.
Il y a aussi un circuit géant de voiture télécommandées, on n’a pas testé mais ça semble énorme!
Les choses deviennent intéressante lorsque l’on descend aux niveaux inférieurs: le musée consiste en fait à une reconstitution d’un quartier de Tokyo /​Yokohama des années 40. C’est juste énorme, l’ambiance qui règne ici est fantastique, je me suis cru dans Rapture ou dans la cité de l’ombré.
Il y a un magasin de bonbon, des échoppes de ramens et autres restaurants.
On a forcément mangé des ramens, c’était bon et pas exagéré: 950¥ pour le menu ramen + gohan + salade!
Ce musée est à faire sans hésitation!

Went out on a drive to Ikea in Yokohama and built a good appetite but where to go eat? Yup, Unilocal it is! I saw the Ram and Museum together and I never looked back.
There’s a lot of construction on the way so heads up but once you’re there it shouldn’t be that much difficult to navigate inside. The outside appearance is what you would imaging a Museum should be but once you go underground then it takes you back in time.
All the joints are not the same. If you would take the time and read the flyer or the posters at the entrance then you’d understand the diversity of ramen in Japan. The establishments offer a specific ramen from that particular region. So heads up!
Bring Yen and an empty appetite. Make sure you save room for dessert since there’s a nice little ice cream shop inside and an old time candy place around the corner.
Enjoy!

Not much of a museum, more of just a place full of ramen.
¥310 entry. Go downstairs and it’s just full of different ramen shops. Lines are long for all of them and you purchase the ramen through the ticket stand. Expect a 30 min wait minimum.
Ramen spots are probably average ¥800−900 and they do offer smaller portions for less for those that want to try all the different places.
Top floor are just walls of ramen and its history and a gift shop. Lots of different ramen and souvenirs. For ¥1000 you can make your own ramen, choosing your broth, noodles and toppings all while having a picture of you on it!
Worth checking out if you’re in the area.

pricey! Reason?
1. Admission fee is 310yen
2. Everyone at your party needs to order a ramen (ie no sharing a bowl (or mini bowl) of ramen.
3. Mini ramen: 570yen /​Full ramen: 1,000yen
…that can add up, right?
Enough about the price…
The taste of the ramens at the Ramen Museum? GOOD.
Although this is definitely one of those tourist trap like place, I’ve got to admit that the ramen here is legit. (As far as the two I tried — Muku and Shina Sobaya)
Also, I justified the overly priced noodles by telling myself, «I would have had to pay for a round trip plane ticket to eat this Muku ramen if it wasn’t for this Ramen Museum conveniently located 30min away on a train»
Overall, I’d probably bring any of my friends visiting from abroad to get their ramen fix here (I mean, everyone needs their ramen fix in JAPAN, right?!) and I’ll work on trying to conquer every ramen shop one mini ramen at a time ;)
Short n’ Sweet:
–Great for ramen loving tourist
–Don’t go if you don’t like ramen
–Bring CASH… it’s cash only
–It’s super close from Shin Yokohama Station, so take the train!
–Make a plan before you go so you won’t be too full to try that ramen bowl you woulda/​coulda tried if it weren’t for how full you were…

This place it great! They have two restaurants that are currently offering vegan ramen. And they taste great!
If you come here on weekends, you might have to wait to get seated for around 30 mins. There are time boards that let you know the wait for all of the restaurants so you can choose the shorter line if you’re in a rush.
I like the 60s look of the place and they have live performances during the week. It helps the time pass while you’re waiting to have your lunch or dinner. The price to enter is 300¥ and Ramen costs around 900¥. You can save on the entrance fee by buying a year pass for about 800¥.
There are some really well known ramen shops here so I highly recommend it. The vegan options are fantastic. Definitely make the trip out here. It’s a little out of the way but worth it!

When I got to the Raumen Musen I was expecting an entire building to be dedicated to exhibitions of ramen and all this history and fun facts, but I was rather disappointed in the fact that it’s not really a museum. They have some stuff there about its history that wasn’t all that informative since it was only in Japanese.
I went down the stairs though and realized it’s only attraction really is all the ramen shops. The setup and décor of the entire basement is absolutely amazing. It’s very old town and looks unlike any other place. I saw lots of working people sitting in the restaurants eating and since I was there around lunch time on a weekday I figured many employees probably come here during lunch since you can buy a season pass to this place and I thought that was so cool.
I wanted to try all the different ramens but they were so expensive being 570 for a mini bowl. Also ordering a bowl at one shop I noticed that mini isn’t so mini.
I first when to Muku which had a long line out the door. It was okay, but it just tasted pretty much like other ramen that I’ve tried in the past so it wasn’t all that special to me.
But then I tried another ramen place whose name I’ve forgotten, and when we went it it was completely empty. I absolutely loved this place. It was ramen with roasted garlic which was unique and something I’ve never tried. They also gave a lot for their mini so it was very filling and very delicious.
I definitely wish I could come back here and try all of the different shops.

VISITED: late-​March 2014 as part of my spring break trip to see the No1DP.
This is the famous ramen museum as seen through several travel/​food documentaries. The No1DP knew of my love of ramen early on in the relationship and wanted to make this one of the highlights of my trip.
LOCATION: 15 minutes from Yokohama proper. Take the JR Yokohama line or Yokohama City subway line to the Shinyokohama stop. From my recollection it’s only several blocks from the subway line.
ADMISSION: ¥300 for adults (13 – 60), ¥100 for kids 6 – 12 and seniors 60+ and free for kids under 6.
Top floor consists of the museum part of the ramen museum. If you can read Japanese there’s lots of information you can read about ramen. There’s also a map that contains all the flavors of ramen that are displayed on a rotating basis. 9 of them are sampled at a time.
Top floor also contains a store that you can buy various souvenirs of Japan and ramen omiyage that you can bring back. Most of the ramen doesn’t need to be refrigerated though some do — you’ll notice those ramen are kept cold. All of the ramen that’s featured in the shops at the time is offered at the store. You can also buy ramen in gift packs. As I was able to bring the ramen back home they can be brought overseas BUT do keep in mind that this ramen, like most *real* ramen you can get from Japan DOES have a shelf life — about a month at most.
The ramen shops are actually located on the bottommost floor. The shops are located in a life-​sized model of what outdoor shops would look like in the year 1958, the year instant ramen was created. There’s also other shops that sell candy that you would see at the time plus entertainment going on center stage for the kids. There’s also a vending machine that you can buy small Coke in glasses. The No1DP mentions that there’s a difference in taste if you consume it in a glass.
RAMEN: Like any Japanese fast food, you order your ramen through a machine. Each of the ramen stops had long lines even on a weekday (but then again we came during lunch). When it’s your turn you choose the size of ramen, which comes with a standard set of toppings (pictured). Additional or extra toppings can be ordered for additional yen. There’s two sizes — standard and mini, reflected in quantity and price. Additionally for those with dietary restrictions there’s a vegetarian and non-​pork option.
1. Ryu Shanghai [Main Shop] (Miso base, thick wrinkled noodle). Their distinguishing feature is that their fat noodle is folded over 32 times. The red paste in the center is the spicy miso itself. The broth itself is quite rich and made spicy with the miso paste, this was a ramen that I sipped all of the broth. Meat was somewhat thick yet tender.
2. Kamome Shokudo (Shio base, medium-​fine curvy noodles). Soup broth is a mixture of chicken bone and seafood reminiscent of the Tohoku area. Soup contains menma (similar to bamboo shoots) and egg. No1DP enjoyed this more than me as the broth was not too rich (he doesn’t like a lot of ramen because the broth is too rich). My favorite component is the egg, which was done PERFECTLY.
Even with a light breakfast the two bowls of ramen were quite fulfilling and this was my main meal of the day. As a result I wasn’t too hungry until late at night and even then I ate little.
I’d recommend anyone who calls themselves a ramen fan to make this a part of their Japan trip.
CON: BOO to the guy for shortening our Yokohama trip to only half a day :/