Dave and I rode the train up to Shin-Yokohama to visit the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum. The trip took less than an hour and only two trains. The museum opened at 10:30 and we arrived by 11:00. We have learned, when in Japan, always be early!
The entrance to the museum is at ground level. The museum is marked by a giant bowl of ramen, of course!
The two floors of the actual museum are in the basement. At the museum, there are a variety of ramen from different regions in Japan. There are a total of nine different ramen restaurants. Does the numbering of this sign bother you? Haha
The museum is decorated to create the feeling of Japan of yesterday.
We were given an English pamphlet to help us learn about the different types. Notice there is no order to how the numbers are assigned to the ramen.
We selected the number 9 ramen restaurant. Here is the description.
And pictures. Dave picked the salt based ramen.
And I selected the soy sauce based ramen.
Nom nom nom…
Happiness is a giant bowl of ramen.
Apparently, there was an option to buy a smaller quantity just for tasting. We were ordering using a machine and a lot was lost in translation. In the end, it was just as well because, the lines were ridiculously long by the time we finished eating. This was the line for where we just finished eating!
I took this picture from the balcony of the second floor (B1) looking down to the first basement floor (B2). So many people standing in orderly lines!
It was a fun experience. We went on a Sunday and expected crowds. Honestly, it wasn’t “the best ramen” I’ve had since living here. However, it would be a good opportunity to taste ramen from another region. When you visit and want to go, I will suggest we try the Okinawa ramen (#5). Another positive, we can return later on the same day because re-entry is allowed!