Cup Noodles Museum Yokohama: A Real Visitor's Guide
How to build your custom ramen souvenir, navigate admission and time-slot workshop slips, and manage bulky inflatable packages.
The highlight of visiting the Cup Noodles Museum in Yokohamais the “My Cup Noodles Factory” workshop, where you design your own paper cup, pick your soup base, and customize four toppings.
However, leaving with an inflated souvenir air-cushion bag requires a little advance planning for luggage and coin lockers. Here is how to make the most of your visit.
Getting There: Minato Mirai District
- Subway: Minato Mirai Line to Minato Mirai Station(approx. an 8-minute walk through Queen's Square).
- JR Line: JR Keihin-Tohoku / Negishi Line to Sakuragicho Station (approx. a 12-minute walk).
Admission & Workshop Tickets
| Category | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Museum Admission | ¥500 (Adults) / Free for students & kids | Includes QR entrance pass to exhibits |
| My Cup Noodles Workshop | ¥500 per cup | Purchase empty cup at 3F vending machine |
The Workshop Process: 4 Steps
1. Draw & Decorate Your Cup
Take your blank cup to the marker tables. Ensure you write today's date clearly in the date box (mandatory for food safety regulations).
2. Crank the Noodle Handle & Select Ingredients
Turn the rotary handle to seat the fried noodle block inside your cup. Then choose 1 soup base (Original, Seafood, Curry, or Chili Tomato) and 4 toppings from 12 fresh options (shrimp, roast pork, egg cubes, green onion, Hiyoko-chan fish cakes, cheese, garlic chips, etc.).
3. Vacuum Sealing & Inflatable Air-Packaging
Watch through the sanitary viewing glass as your custom cup is heat-sealed, vacuum shrink-wrapped, and loaded into an inflated plastic air-cushion bag with a shoulder strap.
Pro-Tip: Coin Lockers at Minato Mirai
The inflated air-bags are lightweight but noticeably bulky. If you plan to tour the nearby Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse (Aka-Renga) or Cosmo World afterward, stash shopping bags in the coin lockers at Minato Mirai Station or Yokohama World Porters (directly opposite the museum) before heading inside!