More a themed food court than a museum, Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum’s biggest attraction is an indoor reconstruction of a typical Japanese street from 1958 where you can buy ramen from different regions of Japan (1958 was the year ramen was invented). The restaurants offer small portions so that you can try a few different types before getting full; however, this is not really viable at the weekends when the waiting time for a seat can reach 30 minutes.

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Location
Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum, 2 Chome-14-21 Shinyokohama, Kohoku Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa 222-0033
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Getting there
10 minutes from Exit 8 of Shin-Yokohama Station on the Yokohama City Subway.
Details
11:00-19:00. Closed on Mondays unless it is a public holiday.
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