How To Visit The Nissin Ramen Museum

It’s only fitting that Osaka, the undisputed food capital of Japan, is where instant ramen was invented during the 1950’s by Momofuku Ando. You can visit the Nissin Ramen Museum and learn about the history of instant ramen by making a short trip to this permanent exhibit. This guide will help you get from Hotel Kinki to the Nissin museum in a trip that takes around 45 minutes.

Start by walking to the Hep 5 building (the shopping complex with the red ferris wheel on its rooftop). Cross the road from the front entrance of Hep 5 and look for one of the entrances of Hankyu Umeda Station.

Buy a ticket that will get you to Ikeda station, and board a train that's bound for Takarazuka. An express train will get you to Ikeda in 20 minutes, but the local train isn’t much slower (and you might be able to score a seat easier!).

Exit the train at Ikeda station, walk thru the ticket gates and take the first exit you see down to the street.

Go to the south side of the tracks where you'll be able to find a Daiei department store. If you’re on the wrong side of the tracks you’ll see a series of bus stops.

Follow the walkway with the tracks running parallel to your left until you find this pachinko parlor, just beyond the station.

Walk down the mustard colored road that leads away from the train tracks. You will come across the Nissin Ramen Museum on your right hand side within a few minutes.

Admission to the museum is free, but make sure to arrive before the doors close at 3:30pm.