Yokohama food tour: Cup Noodles, Chinatown, Ramen Museum

Make your own Cup Noodles, then eat your way through Yokohama's ramen heritage

A five-hour guided tour of Yokohama's three ramen landmarks: the Cup Noodles Museum (where you make an original bowl in a workshop), Yokohama Chinatown (600-store maze of dim sum and souvenirs), and Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum (tasting half-size portions from regional ramen shops). An English-speaking guide leads the route. Museum entry is included. Train fares and ramen tastings are separate.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Yokohama's food culture

• Visit Cupnoodles Museum
• Learn instant ramen history and make noodles
• Tour Yokohama Chinatown with guide
• Eat dim sums and browse shops
• Travel to Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum
• Explore ramen history and taste ramen

The experience

Five hours takes you through three stops built around Japan's instant ramen story. The Cup Noodles Museum opens with the history of how Momofuku Ando invented instant ramen and changed global food culture, then you move into a workshop where you design and make your own original Cup Noodles bowl: the only hands-on moment on the tour. From there, the guide walks you through Yokohama Chinatown, a warren of over 600 shops that grew up after the port opened in 1859. You'll browse and eat dim sum, snacks and other street food while the guide explains how Chinese merchants settled the neighborhood and shaped it over generations.

The final leg takes you by train to Shin-Yokohama, where the Ramen Museum opened in 1994 as the world's first ramen food amusement park. The interior recreates nostalgic Japanese streets from decades past. Instead of full bowls, you can order half-size portions from popular ramen restaurants throughout Japan, so you can taste multiple regional styles in one visit: each one costs 700 to 1,000 yen and is on you. The museum itself teaches the history and culture of ramen as it developed uniquely in Japan.

Your guide meets you at the entrance area of the Cup Noodles Museum holding a signboard marked [gotcha]. The walk from the museum to Chinatown takes 30 minutes. Train fare between Kannai and Shinyokohama stations (about 300 yen per person) is not included in the tour price.

What’s included

• English-speaking guide throughout the tour.
• admission to the Cup Noodles Museum and Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum.
• a Cup Noodles workshop where you make your own bowl.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day except TuesdayDeparts at 11:00

Book up to2d before

AgesAdult (6 and older) · Child (under 6)

GroupUp to 4

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Moderate physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelers

Operated by gotcha

Is this one for you?The tour starts at the Cup Noodles Museum and moves by foot and train through the rest of Yokohama, so you don't need a car or a rental to reach all three stops. The guide handles the route and timing.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (under 6).

What exactly do I make at the Cup Noodles Museum workshop?

You design and assemble your own original Cup Noodles bowl, choosing from flavors and toppings to create a custom instant ramen that you take with you.

How much should I budget for food and ramen tastings on this tour?

Dim sum and snacks in Chinatown vary by store and what you choose. At the Ramen Museum, budget 700 to 1,000 yen per half-size bowl if you want to taste multiple regional varieties.

Is the train ride from Chinatown to Shin-Yokohama included in the tour price?

No, train fares are separate. The journey from Kannai to Shinyokohama station costs about 300 yen per person.

What is Yokohama Chinatown actually like to walk through?

Yokohama Chinatown is a dense maze of over 600 shops crammed into one neighborhood, filled with authentic Chinese food vendors, dim sum spots and souvenir stores, developed by Chinese merchants who arrived after the port opened in 1859.

Can I see how ramen is made at the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum?

The museum teaches the history and production process of ramen from different regions across Japan, and you can taste half-size portions from popular ramen restaurants inside, but it is not a working factory tour.