Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum

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.