The project started in 1991 with the goal of revitalizing the former boom town Shin-Yokohama. The museum opened on March 3, 1994 with the goal to let visitors try various ramen flavours without the need of traveling to Kyushu or Hokkaido. The museum sports such famous restaurants as sumire[?], katumaru[?], gennkotuya[?], rokkakuya[?], ippudou[?], and komurasaki[?] among others, but new ramen shops are being added on a regular basis. There are also large collections of ramen bowls, cooking utilities and instant-ramen packages.
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