Instant Noodle Museum

Did you know that Instant Noodles is the highest exported product from Japan?

I went to the Instant Noodle Museum in Ikeda (about 20 minutes outside of Osaka). It is in the middle of a suburban neighborhood, but there you will learn about the history of "Cup Noodles".

It was pretty interesting and at the end, you can make your very own Cup Noodle from designing the cup to choosing your soup and goodies. I made 2 cups, one with the Original Cup Noodle flavor and the other with Curry. You have a variety of freeze dried goodies you can fill the cup with-from Hello Kitty fish cake to cheese to kim chee. I recommend this short trip for anyone looking for something to do for couple of hours.

They sent instant noodles to space for the Japanese astronaut

The worlds largest Cup Noodle