Ramen museum
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 located in the Shin-Yokohama district of Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama
Kohoku-ku, Yokohama
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, Japan
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. (The "u" in "Raumen", referring to ramen
Ramen
is a Japanese noodle dish. It consists of Chinese-style wheat noodles served in a meat- or fish-based broth, often flavored with soy sauce or miso, and uses toppings such as , , kamaboko, green onions, and occasionally corn...

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The museum is devoted to the Japanese ramen
Ramen
is a Japanese noodle dish. It consists of Chinese-style wheat noodles served in a meat- or fish-based broth, often flavored with soy sauce or miso, and uses toppings such as , , kamaboko, green onions, and occasionally corn...

 noodle soup and features a large recreation of Tokyo
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 in the year Shōwa
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 33 (1958), the year instant noodles
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 were invented. Within the museum are branches of famous ramen restaurants from Kyūshū
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 to Hokkaidō
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. The current list includes Ide Shoten, Shinasobaya, Keyaki, Ryushanhai, Hachiya, Fukuchan, and Komurasaki, among others, but new ramen shops are being added.

Along with restaurants there is an old-style bar called 35 Knots, where visitors can smoke and a few other places to buy traditional snacks and food. On the ground floor level there is a souvenir shop selling ramen bowls, cooking utilities and instant-ramen packages.

The museum opened on March 3, 1994.

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