Minato Mirai and Cup Noodles Museum
What I love in Japan is how accurate their weather is. Today wasn't a good day, it predicted that it would be a cloudy day, so Louie and I decided to take our museum tour. I am really a fan of indoor activities and museum trips are one of them. Yes, the inner kid in me. :)
Despite being in Yokohama for the last 5 years, Louie wasn't the trip guy, so I really appreciated that some of our trips are also his first time.
MINATO MIRAI
Minato mirai, or MM is the central business district of Yokohama. Its like the Makati of Metro Manila, where almost all businesses- local and international companies are located. It is situated near Yokohama Bay. Isipin mo na lang, nilipat mo ang Makati near Manila Bay - minus all the smell. :)
Landmark Tower is the most famous and tallest building in Minato Mirai as it gives you 360 degrees view of Yokohama and Tokyo at the top of it. In clear days, it also gives you a view of Mount Fuji. :) It looks good in the evening with all the lights on, we decided not to take the trip due to cloudy weather predictions.
Minato Mirai also houses the Cosmo Clock 21 Ferris Wheel - formerly the tallest ferris wheel in the world, Cosmo Amusement Park, Pacifico Yokohama and Osanbashi Pier where ships often dock.
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| Moku-moku Waku-waku Yokohama Yoyo by Hisayuki Mogami |
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| Sala set sa Landmark area |
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| One of the old shipping docks in Yokohama |
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| Osanbashi Pier |
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| Me at the Landmark Tower |
CUP NOODLES MUSEUM
Before my stint in a liquor company, one of my major clients in the research agency is Monde Nissin - makers of Lucky Me noodles. :) Though I am not a fan of instant noodles, I would like to know how these pamatid-gutom express meals came about. Good thing, the Cup Noodles Museum is just in Minato mirai so we decided to drop by.
According to the history, instant noodles are the invention of Momofuku Ando, known as the Father of Instant Ramen. By the age of 48, Momofuku invented the Chicken Ramen, founded the Nissin company and then after introduced the cup noodles that what we have today and the "space ramen" - instant noodles that astronauts can eat while they are in space. Cool, ano?
The Museum is composed of 3 floors - the first floor which serves as the ticket booth and souvenir shop, second floor as the museum of all the cup noodles in the world, an auditorium that shows Momofuku's life and a replica of Momofuku's home where it all started and the last floor which is the activity area or the My Instant Noodles Factory and Chicken Ramen Factory.
A tip though, make-your-own-noodles have a certain schedule and limited number of guests to be entertained, so once you get inside the museum, proceed to the third floor and get your guest time and just come back.
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| Line outside the Cup Noodles Museum |
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| One of the Cup Noodles attendants |
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| Inside the Momofuku Theater |
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| The Cup Noodles Wall. May Lucky Me Pancit Canton and Chicken Mami! :) |
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| Cup Noodles designs made by us, mine at the top, Louie's at the bottom pic. |
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| Making your own noodles. (Top) instant noodles are inserted to your own cup. (Middle) You select your own ingredients. (Bottom) And this is how you pack your own noodles! |
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| Chicken Ramen noodles factory |
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| Me and Momofuku and many of the more inventors. |
We managed to get out of the museum before the rain poured down. We had two more museums to visit. Off to see Doraemon and eat ramen!
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