Cup Noodles Museum Osaka Ikeda

It is so fun and so unique! It is a have to go if you are in Osaka. The museum itself is not big, but the activities are fun. You can make your own cup noodle with your own cup design and chosen flavours & ingredients. We ate the cup noodle in Japan and kept the cup we designed and brought them back to Australia! (We used other bowls to eat the noodles as we do not want to have the cup damaged with hot soup).

The Cup Noodle Museum in Osaka is an absolute must-visit for food lovers and creative souls alike! The experience is both fun and interactive, allowing you to design your very own cup noodle from start to finish. Visitors can choose up to three cup noodles, customize the flavors and toppings, and even decorate the packaging to make it uniquely theirs. The process is surprisingly engaging—you get to see firsthand how these iconic instant noodles are made while adding your personal touch to the final product. Whether you're a die-hard noodle fan or just looking for a quirky, memorable activity, this museum delivers a delightful mix of history, creativity, and delicious fun. Highly recommended for all ages!

Friday 02 May 2025 @ Japan, Osaka The Cup Noodles Museum in Osaka is a must-visit destination for both food enthusiasts and creative minds. This interactive experience lets you design your own custom cup noodles—from selecting the soup base and toppings to decorating the packaging. You can create up to three personalized cup noodles, making each one a unique souvenir. The entire process is engaging and hands-on, giving you a behind-the-scenes look at how instant noodles are made while letting your imagination run wild. Whether you're a noodle lover or just searching for a fun and memorable activity, the museum offers a perfect blend of history, creativity, and tasty entertainment. It’s a great experience for all ages. Admission is ¥500 per person, which includes one empty cup with a lid for you to decorate. You’ll have up to an hour to personalize your cup before choosing your favorite soup base and toppings to complete your unique creation.

We had so much fun! You need a reservation online to make chicken noodle. You would make noodles from scratch with very nice staff helping you. You can make cup noodles without reservation. Unfortunately we couldn't try this one because by the time we finished Chicken noodle making, it was past 4 o'clock, and you have to start by 4. Chicken noodle making costs 1000 yen, which includes noodle making, cute head cover , finished product plus one extra. It takes about 40 minutes. Cup noodle making is 500yen.

The Cup Noodles Museum Osaka Ikeda is a must-visit if you’re in Osaka! The museum is full of fascinating history about the invention and evolution of cup noodles, and the best part, the entrance is completely free. One of the highlights is designing your own custom cup noodle for just ¥500, which was such a fun and memorable experience. The exhibits are engaging, and the atmosphere is lively and welcoming. Highly recommend for both adults and kids!

There is no fee to enter the museum. You only have to pay if you want to make the instant ramen or do a workshop. You also don't need to make reservations. My family enjoyed this experience. Their favorite part was decorating their cups and seeing the ingredients being put into the cup. I enjoyed that as well as the history behind it. Seeing how much the inventor thought about others was impressive. It was a good example of perseverance. He showed the importance of hard work and a willingness to do the work himself. He emphasized the importance of setting goals for yourself.

The museum is free, has English audio guides, and takes about 15 minutes total. It's a neat display that talks about the founder's passion and beliefs. It also has some great astronaut items and discusses the relation to cup noodles. Making your own cup noodle costs 500 yen per cup and is whimsical and fun. We enjoyed decorating our cups and making our perfect blend of flavors. They come in a cute safety bag souvenir as well. We ended up eating our noodles the next morning because we had to know what it tasted like. Finally, there is a reservation only session you can do for chicken ramen. We didn't get one of the spots, but the participants looked like they were having a blast. Overall it's a fun, cheap way to enjoy yourself.

Fun family time decorating own cup noodles and packaging it. Another more hands-on workshop requires reservation. There's a nice little theatrette showing the inspirational development story of the humble cup noodles. And of course, time tunnel of cup noodles and a little up-stairs museum about the creator of cup noodles.

Not much to add other than I love admission is free and a custom cup of noodle is only 500 yen. Such a fun experience at a great value. Great experience despite the crowds! It is a short walk down a street from the Ikeda station and Ippudo is on the way to and from! Hot tip: if you need to do laundry, there is an affordable coin laundry I found via Google maps across the street from the Ikeda station. I popped by before our visit to load a bag into a washing/drying combo machine for 1.2k yen for 15KG load. We had clean laundry after the museum visit and lunch at Ippudo.

Who said that a museum has to be expensive to be fun? My friend and I took the train from Osaka to the Cup Noodle Museum and it was one of the highlights of our trip and only cost 500¥ (if you had wanted to create your own Cup Noodles, otherwise the museum itself was free). We really enjoyed the fun and hands on experience learning about the production process and it was super cool to see all of the different labels from over the years. After you're done making your custom cup, they have a whole station dedicated to making sure that the product makes it home safety, but protecting them in these kawaii little bubble bags.

I personally loved this experience! The rest of the group found it a bit useless and boring, but this was so fun to me! You get to decorate your own cup, you customize the toppings and flavor you want inside and you just get to keep it as a fun memory. It is so inexpensive, I can't remember exactly but it was definitely less than $5 a person. They provide everything for you, and they give you an inflatable bag that makes it so easy to carry around afterwards. I'm so happy this exists and I got to try the experience!

If you're ever in Osaka, Japan you gotta hit up the Cup Noodle Museum! This is a cool museum that is about everything Cup Noodles. Entrance is free and if you want to go make your own cup noodle it's only 500 yen. They have a timeline of all of the different cup noodles and flavors. Then you walk into a huge room and pay for a blank cup noodle limit 3 per person then you are guided to a table with colored markers. You get about 20 minutes to decorate and personalize your cup. Then get in line for the magic to happen. You can customize the fillings and soup base for the inside. You'll see the entire process from start to when they shrink wrap the cup. Lastly, you get to enclose the cup for transporting in a bubble. Check the website to make sure they are open. I just checked and they will be closed from December 26, 2023 to January 32, 2024 for facility maintenance.

A definite must to come here if you are in Japan. It is such a cute activity to do. I grew up eating cup noodles and seeing all the different kinds of noodles really was eye opening! My friends and I spent way longer at the museum than we expected. I think it took us almost 4 hours to get in line, decorate the cup noodle cups and to pick and package the flavors. I would have loved to be able to do the extra tour thing, but we had to reserve that ahead of time.

What a drag. We caught two trains to get here. Probably about $20 round trip for the two of us. When we got here, we should've sensed something was off as there was no one else here and no one to greet us at the entrance. But we still went in and wandered around. About 10 minutes later, we were able to understand from one of the construction workers that they were closed, presumably for maintenance :( Nevertheless, we saw enough to know that it's a small museum with very little to offer. Idk, maybe the make your own noodles workshop would've more than made up for it. But we left quite disappointed.

If you like Cup of Noodle. of any kind, this museum is a must go-to. The best part is that it's free. You can pay 500 Yen ($3.38 USD-ish) if you want to make your own Cup of Noodles. It goes into a bubble bag, which I don't understand. There is a theatre room that talks about how it all started, with English sub-titles. There is a room that has a wall of all the Cup of Noodles, and of course the history of Cup of Noodles. Have you phone battery charged as you'll need Google Translate to translate the signs. We missed upstairs as it was closing when we got there. But there's a section where it looks like you get to make the ramen noodle. It smelled really good there.

Judging by the previous photos on Yelp, nothing much has changed over the years. No complaint! The museum was AWESOME! Who knew there were SO many different cup of noodles? Learning the history and science of how they are made was great! My husband and I loved making our personal cup of noodles. They made it home from Japan to the USA all in one piece. The museum was clean, staff were friendly and the lines were organized. No charge to go in! It was 500 Japanese Yen per cup of noodle container. Must go! Such a unique and fun experience.

Who grew up on eating cup of noodles? 1971 cup of noodles was created. Museum shows from how it was invented and though the years till the present of changes. You also get to create your own ramen flavors. Certain weekdays are free admission, but it's only 3.00 to get in.

This spot is walking distance from the subway! Note the hours of this place as it closes at 4:30PM. Unfortunately most, if not all, of the small museum is strictly in Japanese. It's still cool to look around, but it would be even cooler if I could know what everything says. After the main small museum, there is a queue to line up to decorate your own cup noodle (and then customize the filling!). It's approximately 300 yen, and you can doodle on it. Upstairs, there is a workshop on how to make the ramen itself which looked super cute, but was booked during the whole duration of my time in Osaka. You get a cute bandana and the class looked really fun.

My first stop in Osaka was straight to the Cup Noodle Museum. Even though it's a bit out of the city, it was worth the trek over. As you walk towards the museum from the train station, you will know you're headed the right way as people are walking opposite holding air-filled bags of cup noodle. First of all, the museum is free! Although there isn't too much to look at. Since I was arrived an hour before closing time, a staff member helped guide me straight to the line to make my own cup noodle before the cut off time. The main reason for the visit is to make your own cup noodle anyways, so I was very excited for this. You pay 300¥ for each cup in the vending machine. Although you can buy multiple cups, be mindful if it's busy. Next, a staff member seats you at a table where you can color and decorate your cup however you want. Be sure to write down the date, so you know when your cup noodle expires. After decorating, head over in line to get your cup noodle filled up with the ramen, toppings (choose 3 kinds), sealed, and saran-wrapped. I love how the employees show your work with each process as you follow the process of the manufacturing. It was so fun to get my finished cup noodle and then packaging it into the fun air-filled bag. Finally, take your edible piece of art to the wall of cup noodles for the perfect picture opt! Even by myself, I had a lot of joy making my own cup noodle. I finally ended it at the giftshop where I grabbed a few goodies as well. Just a note, the cup noodle was super delicious as well!

I had planned to visit the sister location in Tokyo, and unfortunately time was limited and so we planned to visit the one in Osaka instead. Our time was also limited and by the time we arrived at the museum, it was nearly 3PM. The museum itself closes at 4:30PM with the factory at 3:30PM. We had made it in a landslide just as the staff announced that no more patrons would be admitted, and it was very busy. Upon entry you are directed to a line to procure a Cupnoodles cup from a vending machine with which costs 300 yen, roughly under $2 USD. You are then asked to cleanse your hands at a antibacterial machine, and during which a staff places a cap over your cup. This is where things get creative; you get to doodle on your cup. The staff announced that patrons should be in another line to fill and seal their cups. I did as much doodling as I can with the remaining time and managed to decorate my cup. Because the line was extremely long, staff directly a portion of the patrons including myself to the second floor where another station for customizing and sealing your cup existed. The second floor did not seem as interesting or fully decorated as the main hall, but served its purpose due to time. You get to choose the noodle soup base along with four toppings before it is sealed and shrunk wrapped. At the end you get to pump air into a package and loop string around it for an easy takeaway. I do wish that I had come earlier to experience the museum but leaving with a cup of noodles as a memento was good enough.

This place is pretty cool but it would have been better if there were English subtitles as you couldn't read about a lot of the history. Still, I was very excited to come and see this place, as I saw it on an episode of Terrace House on Netflix, and who doesn't love Cup O Noodles, or Cup Noodles... Admission to museum is free and you just have to buy a "cup" from the vending machines to make your own Cup Noodles. There's a table with pens for decorating and then you fill your cup with the various toppings and flavor. There's an upstairs where you can take a chicken soup class, a small theater where they talk about the history (have to buy headphones for English translation), and a couple of other fun displays. This place is smaller than I thought - can finish the museum fairly quickly if you don't sign up for a class (which you have to do ahead of time, books up fast). Still a fun and unique experience if you're in Osaka and have every had a cup o noodles!

Cup O' Noodle Museum is a very cool and fun interactive museum for all ages. (Yes, I added the O' cuz that's what I'm accustomed to seeing). I thought it would be a cheesy place but I still wanted to see it. In actuality, it was much better than I thought it would be. The entrance is free. It costs ¥300 to create your own cup o' noodles. You actually use markers to color the styrofoam cup however you desire then you get to choose your freeze dried ingredients to go along with your noodles. I think you get to choose up to 4 ingredients. They will then seal a lid to the cup and shrink wrap it for you. The last stop is to package it in a bag that you do yourself. Yes, you can probably just grab any cup o' noodles at home and use markers to color it but it was still fun nonetheless. Who knew there was a museum for instant ramen anyhow. There is some history as to how Cup o' noodles came about and the man who invented it has a statue out front. Instant ramen was invented in 1958 by Momofuku Ando for you history buffs. You can read the rest when you go. There is a small food court that just sells instant ramen noodles from vending machines with a lot of varieties off in a side room. We were tempted to have some noodles there but ended up finding an excellent ramen joint down the street towards the train station. I do recommend their ramen as it was delish (sorry but don't recall the name). The best part of the museum was that we took the ramen making class and made our very own ramen. It does require reservations and only costs ¥500. It's such a deal as the whole process took about an hour or more. You start out by listening to an instructor. The narrative instructions and video are only in Japanese but when you start the process of making the ramen they do have a guide that's written in English. Even if you don't speak Japanese you'll still be able to do the class. Plus, it's even more fun if it's lost in translation. Before you start the hands on making of ramen, they give you an apron and headband to wear and you wash your hands maybe 4-5 times total between each step. In the end, we decorated the packaging and they gave us a small sample and it was delish. Definitely reserve this class as it was so fun and a memorable experience. We took a couple trains from Kyoto to Ikeda and from the train station it was about a 10 minute walk. In total, it took probably about 1.5 hrs to get there from Kyoto so it's not too convenient. It was hot outside but you can always find a vending machine for cold drinks along the way. It was comforting to find the museum air conditioned. This was something different but I thoroughly enjoyed myself and it gave me a new appreciation for ramen.

This museum is super cute and it's crazy that it's FREE entry for everyone! It also has a station where you can DIY your own cupnoodle for an extra fee (300 yen so it isn't that bad!) Only downside of the museum is that there isn't any English translation and I wish it was bigger Bc I LOVE ramen. This is definitely worth it to visit when you're in Osaka! It takes around 2 hours to visit the whole thing and I recommend to DIY your cupnoodles first because it has a long line!

We got here as soon as it opened. There seems to be a school field trip that day. Admission is based on the cup of noodles you create/buy on your own in the vending machine $3. As we were standing in line to get in, a worker caught us and asked if we were interested in making chicken noodles. She told us that it normally requires months of reservation, but we were lucky enough to get in because they didn't have enough people to start the class. Admission $10 for 2 people. Scored! She took us to the second floor of the museum into this glass door room. There were about 30 more people there. We got an apron and a cute chicken bandana to wear. We are making noodles! We were very excited. They spoke Japanese most of the time but they gave us an English guide to teach us how to make it. There were about 8-10 per station. The instructor was very helpful and guided us throughout the process. The activity took about 2-3 hours. You can draw and write on your noodle bag. We learned how to make chicken noodles and got to take it with us. They even gave us an extra pack of noodles to take home and got to keep the chicken bandana! It was fun overall but time-consuming depending on your itinerary. It was worth it. Great experience.

This place was a lot of fun, and even better that it's free to enter! The Instant Ramen Museum is exactly as it sounds. The museum chronicles the history and development of instant ramen by Cup Noodle founder Momofuku Ando. As soon as you walk into the museum you're greeted by a hall of instant noodles from the last several decades. So many flavors and styles! There are also two videos of the process by which Ando first developed instant noodles out of a desire to feed people post-WWII. Through a lot of hard work, persistence, and innovation, Ando came up with a winning product. Headsets with at least English and Chinese translations are available with a deposit of 2000 yen. There are two interactive parts of the museum that do cost some money that I unfortunately did not partake in. For 300 yen you can make your own custom Cup Noodle with your choice of flavors and even cup design. Upstairs there's a factory where you can actually make your own ramen. Fee and reservations required. Review #86 for 2017.

We came about an hour and a half before closing..so it's our bad..but geeeeesus. It's 300 yen to create your own ramen. It was about a 15 minute wait to get our empty ramen cups..and the cool part was that you get to design the cup however you want it with markers that they provide. After that..it was legit about an hour and a half wait to make your cup noodle. Not worth it at all. The thought of waiting that long to create something that you pay $1 for in America is ridiculous. You choose your base, and 3 toppings. You get a puffed up blastic container to keep your ramen safe from being damaged..and honestly, we ate it a day before we left because it took up so much space. Was it tasty? It actually was. Would I do it again? Hell no. Would I recommend it? No.

This should be on your list of places to visit in Osaka! This place is super small but keeps you entertained. We didn't make a reservation for the chicken ramen factory class where you can get hands-on making the ramen from scratch. So be sure to book a reservation if you're interested in doing so. Been eating ramen my whole life. Mostly in college though. Can't say, but it def contributed to my freshman 10000. -_- But definitely very interested to see how the first ramen was made. The highlight of this museum was with 300 yen we were able to make our own cup noodle and choose our toppings. I made one for William as a souvenir gift. As you can see, drawing is not my forte. But I really did my best... hahaaa Btw, you can only make one per person. So don't mess up. LOL.

Ehhh, our first time in Japan in 2014, we came her and it was closed, so when we came back recently, we wanted to pay another visit. Free entry, but not much to see...Museum is geared more towards little kids. Perfect for kids 3-8 years old where you can make your own cup of noodles to bring home.

Great fun little place. Entrance is free but for the make your own ramen cost 300 yen so about 3.25 usd

This place is pretty nifty. You'll get a flashback to elementary school or middle school when you used to buy top ramen and smash the bag before sprinkling the powered in the crushed raw noodle bag. If maruchan came into your lives later, you might be thinking about the times in college when this was your go to meal. If you are extra special like me, the last time you ate one of these was yesterday. Whatever the case may be, this museum is fun for people of all ages. You get the history of the creator Momofuko Ando and his famous chicken ramen. This place comes full of interactive exhibits to check out. You even get to make your own top ramen and choose the ingredients to go inside. They air seal it so you would be able to put it in your suitcase with the possibility of it being safe (not actually tested, and do not take my word for it, but it could be possible). For 400 yen you can make your own ramen and you can eat it there or take it out. I recommend going here for an hour and see how your childhood or current idea of the ramen is much more than a cheap alternative to a meal. The history behind it is actually quite interesting! Thanks Cup Noodle Museum Osaka

Add this to your list of things to do in Osaka. This place is about 50 minutes by train from Namba, Osaka. +Free admission +Customize your cup noodle inside and out. (300 Yen per cup) This is well worth the experience. Highly recommend to go early as it does get busy throughout the day. :)

A great place to spend time and look at noods...cup noodles, that is. This place is famous for "creating your own instant ramen", similar to the Yokohama Cup Noodles Museum near Tokyo. You can basically color your styrofoam cup with markers (I really liked the markers they provided because they had a lot of ink and tended to dry very quickly) and then customize your own flavor. They'll also give you a bag which you can inflate yourself to protect your cup noodles from damage. The entrance to the small museum is free but each cup noodle is 300Y. I saw some people buy multiple cups for themselves so don't be afraid to buy and customize more than one. There are also some other activities in the Cup Noodles Museum that are available with additional payment. There is a cinema and an instant noodle cooking class that is only available at certain times (come early to catch one of the time slots!) I really liked the instant noodle tasting area which consisted of vending machines of limited edition or foreign noodles. The museum itself is also interesting and shows the history of the creation of cup noodles and different beans of noodles throughout the years. The infographics were in Japanese, however, so I was not able to understand most of them.

After a failed visit to the Yokohama Instant Ramen Museum, we knew we had to pay a visit to the Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum in Osaka. Since it was raining on the day we had planned to visit Fushimi Inari in Kyoto, we switched our plans and went to Kuromon and the Instant Ramen Museum. Unlike the Yokohama museum, this one is completely free. Because of this, there is less to see - but just as much to do! We opted to decorate our own cup noodles first, as this was something we weren't able to do in Yokohama (tickets were sold out!). You buy your cup from the vending machine (300yen per cup) and get in line. An attendant will put a lid on your cup so you don't contaminate the inside. You're then led over to a table with markers, where you will decorate your cup. Once you're done, you get online to pick your soup base and toppings (3 per cup). They will put it in for you, package it up, and then you put it into the air-bags to protect it. It's a fun little activity and we had a lot of fun doing it. Since these cup noodles are fresh, you have to eat it 1 month from the day you make it or else it'll go bad. There's also an instant ramen eating room - you buy your instant ramen from the vending machine and then make it with hot water to eat on the spot. We each tried one and then I brought a whole bunch to bring home to try - too much in fact!

This place was pretty cool. It's maybe a 5 minute walk from the train station and what I personally truly enjoyed, was reading about the way the empire was built! Aside from that they give you the option to build your own cup!! This great museum was free, so if you have some time hop on the train and check it out.

This place was interesting and the admission was COMPLETELY FREE. I took the train from Osaka, which was fast and convenient. The walk from Ikeda station was short and pretty much a straight shot. I made a special trip one morning and felt that it was worth the effort. There are several signs in English to assist non-Japanese speakers with some of the processes, but the majority of the signage in the museum is in Japanese. There were some nice ladies in the lobby area to welcome people to the museum. One with an "English" ribbon saw me and immediately came over to help me get oriented and provided me with the English version of their pamphlet. I appreciated that, and the pamphlet had maps of the facility and brief explanations of each area. It is 300 yen to get a cup out of the machine and create your own Cup-of-Noodles mixture (at this point, that is about $3 US), which is well worth the experience. Note that the machines appear to have a daily limit, so they may run out on busy days. (I did not experience this, but the warnings in their literature indicate this possibility). As I indicated in my tip, the museum store is cash only, so plan accordingly if you might want to purchase anything. The day I went, the place was packed with Japanese elementary-level students, but they were very well behaved and everyone pretty much took turns. Due to the crowds, I missed the back area where they have vending machines for you to try out the ramen. Apparently, they have machines that have several regional and some test mixes in them. It was way before lunch time for me, and I was in a bit of a hurry: it was raining a bit that morning and I wanted to get back to the train station before it got worse. Overall, if you enjoy instant ramen noodles, or if you're just looking for something different to do one morning, this is a worthy side trip that I would recommend.

Got noods? You'll find as much as you could ever want at the Instant Ramen Museum. This place was one of my absolute favorites during a recent trip to Osaka. We stopped by to check out the museum and of course, make our own cup noodle! It costs 300 yen to do so. You can decorate your cup, choose your soup base, and four different toppings. Once your cup noodle is done, you can take it home to enjoy! When we got to the second floor, we noticed that people were in a ramen making class. We hurried down to the first floor to inquire and I felt like we hit the jackpot. Four attendees cancelled their reservation and the four of us swooped in to claim the prize. It cost 500 yen per person, and I felt like it was the best 500 yen I spent that day. The ramen making session is 90 minutes long and conducted in pairs. You knead the dough, roll it through the flattener and noodle shaper, toss your steamed noodles with seasoning, and watch it get deep fried. Our noodles were shaped in a heart as a special for Valentines Day. You also get to decorate the plastic bag it comes it. Such a cool, memorable experience! It's fantastic that the museum is so interactive and fun. It was a wonderful way for us to spend a rainy day in Osaka. I highly recommend it for anyone that's in the area and definitely make reservations if you're interested in the ramen-making class!

I thinks I've visited this museum 4-5 times already and probably will be visiting it again soon. If you want to know how the instant ramen was invented or discovered then this is the place to be. You can see the beginning of Instant ramen all the way to the present day instant ramen available in the market produce by Nissen. You can also make you own instant ramen flavor and design your own cup and bring it home with you. It's not a big museum so if you have at least half a day to spare then you are good.

I now have a deeper appreciation for cup noodles! On our recent trip to Osaka, we met our friend here and had a great time! Just a 10 minute walk from the nearest train station, it is a must-do if you're in the area. Admission is free, but if you choose to make your own cup noodle, it will be 300-yen (about 3USD). Upon entering, you'll get to read about the invention of cup noodles. Mr. Momofuku Ando went through many struggles to get his idea going and it was so interesting to learn about the backstory. There are some interactive activities that were really engaging! The making of your own cup noodle was the fun part. Although it was very busy that day, they are very well organized and you won't feel stressed/rushed. Even if one doesn't understand Japanese, it's not a problem as you'll have a great time. Your own personal cup noodle is a great (and edible!) souvenir. I would recommend this activity for children and adults. Plan to spend 1-3 hours here!

I was a bit hesitant about coming here since Ikeda is pretty far out from downtown Osaka/where we were staying (I think around 30-40 minutes by rail), but it turned out to be worth the trek! No admission fee to the museum itself. The exhibit wasn't very large, though the hallway of various instant ramen was cool to see. There's also the option to purchase a ramen making class that you need to reserve ahead of time. The main attraction was the highlight for me - for 300 yen, you can purchase a Cup Noodles that you can decorate yourself and then watch as the team members assemble it. Everything from picking your own toppings/soup base to watching it get vacuum sealed. Each person has the option to take home up to 3 Cup Noodles. There are also vending machines and a small dining area in the back for those who'd like to purchase and eat other instant noodles. A fun souvenir you can bring home with you (and eat too)!

The Cup Noodle Museum is a fun interactive experience for everyone. General admission is free. After looking at historical exhibits and perusing the dazzling historical timeline wall of cup noodle products, you get a chance to create your own cup ramen for 300 yen, which I definitely recommend. You can decorate your cup, choose your topping, and then follow the manufacturing process as they seal on the lid, plastic wrap, and vacuum out the air to give you the finished product. And for the safety of your precious cup ramen you can "float" it inside an inflatable plastic purse. Overall it's a fun time for people of all ages and you come out with a great souvenir.

+Free admission +Design your own noodle cup for only 300¥ +Custom fill cup noodle with ingredients +English speaking workers +Short walk from Ikeda station +Provides great history of cup noodle +Very interactive Great for children and those who are children at heart!

The Cup Noodle Museum is a fun, kid friendly afternoon activity, especially if you opt to create and customize your own cup of noodles.

This place is a little out of the way but it was worth the trip. You can take a short tour of the instant noodle museum. With 300 yen, you can attend the instant noodle workshop and make your own cup o' noodle. It's such a happy and fun place. You get to draw on your own cup and make as many as your want. You get to choose the soup base powder and pick 4 ingredients to put in your cup. They seal it tight for you and you must consume it within a month. Everyone was so nice. I would come back again.

This is not your typical factory museum tour. You actually get to make your own Cup Noodles ramen. Customize soup, ingredients, decorate your cup. So much fun. Tour is free. 300¥ to make your own ramen. Really cool and worth the trip. Walking distance from the Ikeda station.

My first experience hereandnits a MUST DO when you visit OSAKA , just a short train ride to IKEDA and 5min walk from train station. This museum is filled Cup O Noodle History and the best part you get to make a personalized cup with your choice of soup base and 4toppings LUV IT! I do recommend to visit early cause they do have elementary school tours come in and the tables are full ... but all in all it's FUN

So much fun! Things you can do: - Museum to see the history of Cup Noodles ramen and watch some videos on how the packaging got designed. Free. Budget about 30 mins. All museum text is in Japanese, but English and Chinese speakers can rent an audio guide (free, 2000 JPY deposit). The audio guide is worth listening to. - Make your own ramen cup. Design the outside of the cup and pick what ingredients you want inside (pick a broth and choice of 4 ingredients). Then, watch t get packaged in a cute inflatable bag to take home. 300 JPY per cup. Budget about 30 mins depending on how long it takes you to draw your cup designs. Note that there are two factories for this- one on the first floor behind the museum exhibit and one on the second floor. Tons of people on the first floor, but the second floor was only half occupied! - Make your own ramen noodle factory. This is a hands-on experience in making the noodles from scratch. It requires reservations via the website in advance. 500 JPY per person. We didn't get the chance to do this. If you've made pasta before then it probably isn't of much interest, but you can still go upstairs to check out the space or watch. It is on the second floor behind the ramen cup factory. - Stop by the cafeteria near the first floor ramen cup factory to buy and eat ramen. They carry some special edition flavors, so it's worth checking out. We waited in line for a table for about 15 mins. You can't bring your own food in. Each ramen package ranges from 130-230 JPY. - Museum shop to buy ramen or goods featuring their duck mascot. Convenient access via the subway line (no JR line available). Take the Hankyu Line from Umeda station (walking distance from JR Osaka station) about 15 mins to the Ikeda station. The museum is about 5 mins walking distance from the station.

Totally fun and worth the trek. 300yen for each customizable cup o noodle. You decorate your cup. You choose your own base, four toppings. It has to be four so you can double up on one if nothing else looks appealing to you.

I wasn't planning on coming here, but I was up super early due to jetlag and it didn't seem as far to get to with the subway. I'm totally glad I went. The museum is about a 10-15 min walk from the subway stop. Once you leave the station, there are actually a few signs that will direct you to the place. If you ironically pass the Osaka Public Health office, you're headed in the right direction. Admission is free! The only thing you need to pay for is if you buy your own custom made ramen. In terms of the exhibits, it's fun and interactive. If you don't read Japanese like me, you're probably just looking at the exhibits vs. really learning anything. The ability to make your own cup noodles is really cool. Totally worth going for this. There is an ability to go to more specific ramen making classes here. I didn't know, but while browsing around, I saw a class in progress and it looked really cool. Final tip - you need to bring cash for the gift shop. No credit cards.

I'm giving this place 5 stars purely because I enjoyed it so much. It took quite a bit of effort and me luckily finding a Osaka free guide to be able to get here. Firstly pretty much nothing is in English so you either need to not care or take a Japanese speaker with you. I didn't go into the museum itself but I think you can hire an English audio guide. I went there to make my own Ramen. You need to book and have a minimum of two people. I had someone who could translate for me but for the cooking class it's not really essentials as they have video instructions plus you have someone on hand to help out. I just watched what he was doing and was fine. I only needed my translator a couple of times. After the cooking class I went up and made my own cup of noodles. You get to choose up to four ingredients. Both these noodles and the ones you make need to be eaten within a month. It costs a few hundred yen to do the cooking class and the cup noodles that you pic the ingredients for are also a few hundred yen. You'll find there is mainly school children there for the cooking class but on our table it was all adults, tourists mainly or out of towners.

The short: So much fun, and worth visiting at least once! You get off a train and it's about a 5-10 minute leisurely walk to the museum. It's only covered part of the way and for the last few minutes of the walk, you are completely exposed to the elements. I mention this because when we went, it was H-O-T! Once you arrive, you pay no entrance fee (awesome!) and are met with helpful and friendly staff. We made a $20 pp deposit to use the audio guide in English near the entrance, which honestly wasn't helpful since we couldn't sync up the device to the exact exhibit piece we were visiting plus it had lots of feedback regardless of our tinkering. The were lost in translation when it came to the informative exhibits, but had fun and enjoyed the interactive aspects of some activities. There is a short movie you can watch but heads up! Audio and visual cues are only in Japanese. There is a reenactment of the hut where the whole thing was invented plus a wall of noodles produced through the years which makes for a good photo op. My favorite part of the entire museum is being able to create your own cup noodle! After being provided instructions, it's 300 yen per noodle cup which you can then color and design! After crafting, you take your cup to the assembly line where workers demonstrated the filling process. We were even able to pick our own broth base (seafood, curry, etc.) and add ons (corn, green onions, etc.) before they vacuum sealed everything. Expiration date is one month from production. After we safely wrapped our personalized noodles into bubble packaging with a yarn that we fashioned into a crossbody, we went to the tasting area to eat. In this area, there are various vending machines filled with already made cup noodles you can make and eat right then and there. You can either eat out, or dine in but note that are two lines for each since sometimes all the tables get packed. But in true Japanese fashion, everything is clean, efficient, and we didn't have to wait too long for a seat. Overall, this place is tourist-friendly, was really informative and was cool overall considering it was a food-related museum. I would recommend to families, couples, and foodies! :)

I freaking love this place! The wall of ramen is amazing and love that you can customize your own cup noodle soup. If you're in Osaka you definitely need to check it out!

A cool little museum with some awesome displays if you ever had to budget and eat Cup Noodles growing up. Plus the admission is free! There honestly wasn't much to see, but the activity to color and make your own Cup Noodle was entirely worth it! You pay only $300 yen for you to color, pick your toppings, and package your own Cup Noodles. It took us a little over an hour from standing in line to finishing because we took some time coloring, but the line waiting and for picking toppings moved pretty fast. Upstairs had a ramen making class you have to reserve online for, or you can just spectate through the glass. Every workers we came across were so welcoming and sweet, I absolutely loved our experience.

This place is pretty small compared to another ramen museum in Yokohama but I'll choose this over the other one any day! Best thing is that there is no entrance fee. Only ¥300 to make your own cup noodle. Not crowded at all but wasn't totally empty either. There isn't much to see except the first floor where the gift shop is also located. Nice place to spend half a day cause it takes a while to get here from downtown and also because there's some places to walk around near the station. Ippudo nearby! Don't miss it.

Make sure to reserve the noodle making session months out, or it will sell out. If you don't want to make noodles and just the custom cup of noodle, then just arrive early to beat the crowds. For ¥300 you can customize your own cup. I had wished I bought two - one to eat and one to keep. The cup itself is not like the ones you buy in store. It seems way more sturdy. You get in line, get sprayed with hand sanitizer and then find a seat to create your container master piece. After your done, you make your way down the line to make tour own flavor creation. I opted for curry flavoring! They go through the whole process of filling it with noodles, then selecting your seasoning and toppings, they seal it and the put the plastic wrapping over. When you're done, they give you this inflatable bag (you see everyone carrying these around Osaka!!) and you head home. This place does have a tasting room and we were upset it was closed for a private event! The museum is very neat and it's cool to see the creators humble beginnings! Fun way to spend tour morning. (Oh it's quiet a walk from the train station to the museum!!!)

Fun museum for making your own cup ramen. The museum itself is free but there aren't a lot of exhibits and they are in Japanese but you can get an audio guide. You can go through everything in about half an hour. More likely you'll be going to make your own cup ramen which is a lot of fun for all ages. It costs 300Y for a cup that you can then decorate and then pick your fillings. They then hand an inflatable bag you can put your cup ramen in. Note to travelers by air, they recommend not filling the bag full with air or it may crush the cup during travel. There's also a ramen making on the second floor that you have to reserve ahead of time but it's more focused for kids so if you're an adult, find a kid to take so you can partake without shame. :P You can be in and out of the museum in an hour or so. Good cheap fun.

I was a little apprehensive on making a 30 minute Rail commute to go to an instant ramen museum, but we actually really enjoyed it. After coming through the main entrance, we made an immediate left into the gift shop where we were able to get two free audio tour devices (2000 yen cash deposit per device was returned to us when we returned the devices). The free audio tour devices were key to our enjoyment: Channel 1 repeats every 5 minutes, and is in sync with a movie that plays on the wall to the right of the wooden house across from the gift shop. Channel 2 plays the audio for a 13 minute movie in theater. We thoroughly enjoyed both movies and looking at the memorabilia in general. Although we didn't opt to make our own custom ramen, we did go to the machines in the back left and ordered a cup of ramen out of the machine for proper closure. :)

This is an activity for the family especially the kiddos. Don't forget to get an appointment online to make your own ramen. The spot fills up fast. An enjoyable experience for children and children at heart.

Definitely a must-go when you're visiting Osaka! Free of charge, and you'll learn to appreciate the Nissin ramen noodle even more! I wouldn't spoil each exhibit here, so you should definitely experience it on your own!