Cup Noodles Museum Osaka Ikeda

A fun place to visit. Make your own special flavour of cup noodles. Cost is only 500yen. I would have thought there'd be an eating area where you could buy and eat a cup of noodles but there isn't. No need to buy tickets in advance. The place was pretty busy but that was because they closed half of the noodles making part to film an advert or something. As soon as that was completed its wasn't super busy. For lunch go to Tako Suke for a cold drink and great takoyaki. The owner there is fantastic, they are near the station when walking back from the cup noodle museum.

The museum side of it is quite limited, but still really interesting (there is an English guide if you scan a QR-code). This place really shines with the workshops though. You can decorate and combine your own cup noodles (great kid activity). The people are helpful and really friendly. Fun stop!

The museum itself is small, but I would suggest to book one of the two workshops ahead of time. They are fun! We did the chicken noodle workshop for an hour and even the kids had a great time. Afterwards we created our own cup noodles for less than $3. Totally worth the time to get here

This was so much fun!! We did both the cup noodle and chicken ramen experiences, totaling about $10.50USD per person. Learned a lot about the history of cup noodles and had fun doing it! We got to decorate our own cup noodles before customizing the soup base and 4 toppings, and watch how the packaging process works. The chicken ramen was very cool, getting to make the noodles yourself, watch them be cooked, and packaged into the bags you get to design yourself. And you get to keep the incredibly cute chicken bandanas! Great for a rainy day activity! Be sure to book the chicken ramen experience in advance as the do not guarantee spots the day of, and have cash (¥500 per cup) for the vending machine you need to use to receive your cup for decorating!!

Fun experience at the cup noodles museum. There are 2 main workshops, of which the first requires reservations early in advance (booking the night before is pretty much not possible). 1) Chicken Ramen Factory 2) My CUPNOODLES Factory Entry to the museum is free, but you’ll need to pay 500 Yen per customised cup noodle. Includes time to design / draw on your cup and choosing ingredients. The wait can be long, so do go early. It comes with a nice bag to carry your cup noodles without fear of getting crushed. To get the English translations for the exhibits, you need to use your smart phone to access their website. No English subtitles for the animated video, but from the visuals, it was quite informative. Recommended to visit, especially if you’ve eaten instant noodles. Interesting to understand how cup noodles was invented. Took about 2-3 hours in the museum because of the wait time, even when coming at 1030hrs, 1 hour after opening time. Lots of children visiting.