Which Ramen Museums and Ramen Streets in Japan Charge Entry?

Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum新横浜ラーメン博物館 · Shin-Yokohama, Yokohama

Entry: 450 yen for adultsShops: 8

What it is

Ramen museum with a food floor of ramen shops, Shin-Yokohama, Yokohama

Entry

450 yen for adults, 100 yen for elementary and junior high school students, free for children under school age (same-day ticket)

Hours

11:00-21:00 on weekdays and 10:30-21:00 on weekends and holidays; last orders 30 minutes before closing. Closed only on 31 December and 1 January

Shops

8 shops (counted on the official menu, 17 October 2026). Asakusa Rairaiken, a revived Meiji-era shop, left on 28 September 2025, so it is not one of the 8

From other regions

5 of 8: Ryu Shanhai Honten (Yamagata), Rishiri Ramen Miraku (Rishiri Island, Hokkaido), Ryukyu Shinmen Tondo (Okinawa), Komurasaki (Kumamoto) and Shindo Ramen (Thailand)

Vegetarian and halal

2 vegetarian bowls: Ryu Shanhai Honten's vegetarian ramen (1,050 yen) and Komurasaki's vegetable-only Ousama Ramen (1,100 yen, no animal ingredients). The museum says its food is not halal: the cooks are not Muslim and kitchens and tableware are shared. There is a prayer space with mats and a qibla compass

Make your own

Noodle-making class kneaded with a green bamboo pole: from 4,700 yen per person with tax, plus entry. Booking needed; starts 11:30, 13:30, 15:30 and 17:30; 60 minutes plus the meal; up to 10 people; age 10 and up (grades 1-3 with a parent); a vegan soup is available

Paying

Cashless payment everywhere except the car park, the candy shop and vending machines

Good to know

Everyone from junior high school age orders at least one bowl. The ramen shops do not take seat bookings

Languages

English, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Thai

Getting there

5 minutes on foot from JR Shin-Yokohama Station; 1 minute from Exit 10 of the subway and Sotetsu/Tokyu station

Entry

450 yen

Shops

8

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Cup Noodles Museum Yokohamaカップヌードルミュージアム 横浜 · Minato Mirai, Yokohama

Entry: 500 yen for adultsMake your own cup: 500 yen

What it is

Instant noodle museum with hands-on factories, Minato Mirai, Yokohama

Entry

500 yen for adults (university students and older); free for high school students and younger

Hours

10:00-18:00, last entry 17:00. Closed on Tuesdays (the next day when Tuesday is a holiday) and over the New Year

Eat

NOODLES BAZAAR serves noodle dishes from 8 countries: a half-size bowl is 500 yen and a mini Chicken Ramen 250 yen. No bookings

Vegetarian and halal

No vegetarian or halal food is listed. The allergen list for My CUPNOODLES Factory shows pork in all four soups and chicken in the noodles

Make your own

Chicken Ramen Factory: 1,200 yen from junior high school age, 600 yen for elementary school children, plus entry; 70 minutes; booking needed; done in pairs, so one person cannot book alone; not for preschool children. My CUPNOODLES Factory: 500 yen a cup, about 45 minutes, one cup per person, with a same-day numbered ticket or an advance entry ticket that includes it

Booking

Chicken Ramen Factory bookings for up to 20 people open at 10:00 three months ahead, online or by phone, until 18:00 the day before

Languages

Website in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean; audio guide app in English, Simplified Chinese and Korean

Getting there

8 minutes on foot from Minatomirai or Bashamichi station, 12 minutes from Sakuragicho

The Cup Noodles Museum's site terms rule out use for profit, so we state the facts in our own words and do not link to it.

Entry

500 yen

Make your own cup

500 yen

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Cup Noodles Museum Osaka Ikedaカップヌードルミュージアム 大阪池田 · Ikeda, Osaka

Entry: freeMake your own cup: 500 yen

Closed for maintenance from 12 to 15 January 2027

What it is

Instant noodle museum with hands-on factories, Ikeda, Osaka

Entry

Free

Hours

9:30-16:30, last entry 15:30. Closed on Tuesdays (the next day when Tuesday is a holiday) and over the New Year

Vegetarian and halal

No vegetarian or halal food is listed. A soy-meat chashu topping was added in May 2026, but all four soups list pork among their allergens

Make your own

Chicken Ramen Factory: 1,200 yen from junior high school age, 600 yen for elementary school children; five 70-minute sessions a day (9:40, 10:50, 12:00, 14:00, 15:10) for up to 48 people; booking needed. My CUPNOODLES Factory: 500 yen a cup, with a numbered ticket handed out on the day, first come first served

Languages

Website in Japanese and English only

Getting there

5 minutes on foot from Ikeda Station on the Hankyu Takarazuka Line

The Cup Noodles Museum's site terms rule out use for profit, so we state the facts in our own words and do not link to it.

Entry

Free

Make your own cup

500 yen

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Tokyo Ramen Street東京ラーメンストリート · Basement 1, Tokyo Station First Avenue

Entry: no ticketShops: 10

Shokudo Hasegawa is a limited-time shop, 6 August to 23 November 2026

What it is

Row of ramen shops inside Tokyo Station, Basement 1, Tokyo Station First Avenue

Entry

No entry ticket: it is a row of shops in the station

Hours by shop

Differs by shop. Soranoiro NIPPON, for example, opens 9:00-23:00 (last orders 22:30)

Shops

10 shops (counted on the official page, 17 October 2026)

From other regions

2 of 10: Tsugaru Niboshi Hirakoya from Aomori (its first permanent shop outside Aomori) and Shokudo Hasegawa from Kitakata, Fukushima

Vegetarian and halal

Soranoiro NIPPON has gluten-free and vegan dishes, such as Vegi Soba: whole-wheat noodles in a soy milk and mushroom soup

Paying

Soranoiro NIPPON takes cash and transport IC cards only

Languages

English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean and Thai pages

Getting there

Basement 1 of Tokyo Station First Avenue, inside Tokyo Station

Tokyo Station First Avenue refuses links made for profit, so we state the facts in our own words and do not link to it.

Entry

No ticket

Shops

10

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Tokyo Ramen Kokugikan Mai東京ラーメン国技館 舞 · AquaCity Odaiba, Tokyo

Entry: no ticketShops: 6

What it is

Ramen hall in a shopping mall, AquaCity Odaiba, Tokyo

Entry

No entry ticket: the shops are inside the mall

Hours by shop

The Mai page gives no hours. AquaCity Odaiba's restaurants open 11:00-23:00 every day, with some exceptions, and the Mai shops close on the mall's closing days

Shops

6 shops (official number, 17 October 2026)

From other regions

5 of 6: Ramen Unari (Hakata, Fukuoka; its first Kanto shop, opened in 2026), Menya Tori no Keiji (Sakai, Osaka), Tantantei 175°DENO (Sapporo), Sapporo Misono (Sapporo) and Kanazawa Noukou Chuka Soba Shinsen (Kanazawa). The sixth, Gokujo Chinese Soba Fukumi, has its main shop at KITTE in Tokyo Station

Vegetarian and halal

Tantantei 175°DENO has a vegan ramen, next to its wagyu tantanmen served only in Odaiba

Languages

Shop names are given in English letters

Getting there

1 minute on foot from Daiba Station (Yurikamome), 6 minutes from Tokyo Teleport Station (Rinkai Line)

Entry

No ticket

Shops

6

Official site: Tokyo Ramen Kokugikan Mai

Ganso Sapporo Ramen Yokocho元祖さっぽろラーメン横丁 · Minami 5-jo Nishi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

Entry: no ticketShops: 17

What it is

Narrow alley of ramen shops, Minami 5-jo Nishi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

Entry

No entry ticket: it is an alley of shops

Hours by shop

Opening hours and closing days differ by shop. Baisensha opens 8:00 to 3:00 the next morning (last orders 2:30); Shimijimi stays open until 5:00 on Friday and Saturday nights (last orders 4:00); Teshikaga Ramen opens every day

Shops

17 shops (counted in the official shop guide, 17 October 2026)

Good to know

Do not block the entrances of the next shops while you queue for a popular one. The nearby Shin Ramen Yokocho is a different place with no link to this alley

Background

It calls itself the birthplace of miso ramen. It began in 1951 as eight stalls known as the Koraku Ramen Meitengai, and marked its 75th year in 2026

Getting there

1st floor of the N Grande Building, Minami 5-jo Nishi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo

Entry

No ticket

Shops

17

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Asahikawa Ramen Villageあさひかわラーメン村 · Nagayama, Asahikawa

Entry: freeShops: 8

Some shops have shorter hours for now

What it is

Ramen village of Asahikawa shops, Nagayama, Asahikawa

Entry

Free

Hours

11:00-20:00; some shops have shorter hours for now

Shops

8 shops (official number, 17 October 2026). 7 resident Asahikawa shops plus the Ramen Caravan, a slot where well-known shops from around Japan come for a limited time

Paying

PayPay, LINE Pay and Alipay

Background

Opened in August 1996 in a corner of the Powers shopping centre. The 8 shops have 220 seats, and parking is free, including for large buses

Languages

Foreign-language menus

Getting there

About 7 minutes on foot from JR Minami-Nagayama Station; by car 20 minutes from JR Asahikawa Station and 30 minutes from Asahikawa Airport

Entry

Free

Shops

8

Official site: Asahikawa Ramen Village

Ramen Stadium (Canal City Hakata)ラーメンスタジアム · 5th floor of Center Walk, Canal City Hakata, Fukuoka

Entry: no ticketShops: 8

What it is

Ramen hall in a shopping and entertainment complex, 5th floor of Center Walk, Canal City Hakata, Fukuoka

Entry

No entry ticket: the shops are inside Canal City Hakata

Hours

11:00-23:00, last orders 30 minutes before closing; open every day

Shops

8 shops (official number, 17 October 2026)

Shop names

Rokudenashi, Nishiki, Hakata Ikkokumaru, Jinanbo, Shodai Hidechan, Menya Taison, Sapporo Misono and Menya Chashu Dream

From other regions

3 of 8: Nishiki (from an old shop in Akita), Sapporo Misono (main shop in Sapporo) and Menya Chashu Dream (a brand of the Osaka shop Jinrui Mina Menrui)

Paying

QR code and barcode payment services work across Canal City Hakata, including Ramen Stadium

Good to know

Every shop has a smaller mini ramen, so you can try several shops. Everyone from elementary school age orders one bowl or dish

Background

Reopened on 17 April 2026 after a renewal for Canal City Hakata's 30th anniversary. More than 100 shops from Kyushu and around Japan have had a branch here since 2001

Languages

Canal City Hakata's website has a section for visitors from overseas

Getting there

About 3 minutes on foot from Kushidajinja-mae Station (Nanakuma Line)

Canal City Hakata asks sites to contact it before linking, so we state the facts in our own words without a link.

Entry

No ticket

Shops

8

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Hokkaido Ramen Dojo (New Chitose Airport)北海道ラーメン道場 · 3rd floor, domestic terminal, New Chitose Airport

Entry: no ticketShops: 10

What it is

Ramen hall at the airport, before security, 3rd floor, domestic terminal, New Chitose Airport

Entry

No entry ticket, and no flight ticket needed: the shops are before domestic security

Hours by shop

Differs by shop. Teshikaga Ramen, for example, opens 9:00-21:00 (last orders 20:30) and Shodai 9:30-20:30

Shops

10 shops (named as Ramen Dojo shops on official pages, 18 October 2026). 9 shops in the airport's official ramen feature (such as Teshikaga Ramen, Keyaki, Shirakaba Sanso, Ebisoba Ichigen and Asahikawa Ramen Baikoken) plus Shodai from Otaru, which opened on 19 December 2025. The airport's shop list shows 11 ramen shops on the domestic 3rd floor

Bowl prices

Bowls in the airport's ramen feature run from 950 yen (such as Sapporo Hien's soy sauce ramen and Hakodate Men-chubo Ajisai's salt ramen) to 3,000 yen (Keyaki's crab ramen)

Paying

Teshikaga Ramen takes credit cards, transport IC cards and code payments such as Alipay and WeChat Pay

Languages

Airport website in English, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese

Hokkaido Airports asks for links to its top page only, so we name our sources without linking to inner pages.

Entry

No ticket

Shops

10

Ramen Runway (Fukuoka Airport)ラーメン滑走路 · 3rd floor, domestic terminal, Fukuoka Airport

Entry: no ticketShops: 8

Ramen Hayakawa is due to open on 23 October 2026

What it is

Ramen hall at the airport, before security, 3rd floor, domestic terminal, Fukuoka Airport

Entry

No entry ticket, and no flight ticket needed: the shops are before security

Hours by shop

Differs by shop. Tsujita, for example, opens 10:00-21:00

Shops

8 shops (counted on the official list, not counting the sake bar, 17 October 2026)

Shop names

Kouchan Ramen, Tsujita, Hakata Ikkousha, Butasoba Tsukiya, Ippudo Daimyo Honten Annex, Shin-Shin, Ramen Unari and Hakata Tori Soba Nakamulab

Languages

Airport website in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean

Fukuoka Airport refuses links from commercial sites, so we state the facts in our own words and do not link to it.

Entry

No ticket

Shops

8

Fukuoka yatai (food stalls)福岡の屋台 · Fukuoka City

Entry: no ticketStalls: 100

What it is

Open-air food stalls licensed by the city, Fukuoka City

Entry

No entry ticket: you sit at the stall

Hours

The city's rules allow 17:00 to 4:00 the next morning, including setting up and packing away. A typical stall in the city's example opens around 18:30 and closes around 1:00

Shops

100 stalls (Fukuoka City's official count, fiscal 2026). 98 stalls in fiscal 2025 and 101 in fiscal 2024; the city's records show a peak of 427 in fiscal 1965

Good to know

Stalls may not serve raw food and must heat dishes just before serving. No takeaway or delivery. The licensed operator is at the stall at all times, and the stall stays within 3 metres wide and 2.5 metres deep

Background

The city's 6th public call for new operators covered 23 spots in Nakasu, Tenjin and Nagahama, for business from April 2027 to March 2030. For visitors, the city points to the stall map and tips on its official tourism site, Yokanavi

Fukuoka City asks sites to check with each department before linking to inner pages, so we name our sources without a link.

Entry

No ticket

Licensed

100 stalls

Tokyo Ramen Festa 2026東京ラーメンフェスタ2026 · Central square, Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya, Tokyo

Entry: freeBooths: 12

Runs only from 30 October to 3 November 2026

What it is

Five-day ramen festival, Central square, Komazawa Olympic Park, Setagaya, Tokyo

Dates

30 October to 3 November 2026, rain or shine

Entry

Free; each bowl needs a ramen ticket, 1,100 yen with tax

Hours

11:00-20:00 (until 19:00 on the last day, 3 November)

Shops

12 booths (official number, 18 October 2026)

From other regions

9 of 12: Hokkaido, Yamagata (2), Fukuoka (Kurume tonkotsu from Ramen Kurume Honda Shoten), Okayama, Ibaraki, Aichi and Osaka (2); the other 3 are collaborations

Paying

Same-day ramen tickets can be bought cashless; toppings are paid in cash at each booth. Advance tickets have been on sale at 7-Eleven stores since 16 September and cannot be refunded

Good to know

All ramen comes in a common bowl and is eaten inside the event area

Entry

Free

Line-up

12 booths

Official site: Tokyo Ramen Festa 2026