Cup Noodles Museum Osaka-Ikeda

The Cup Noodles Museum Osaka-Ikeda offers the most satisfying souvenir activity in Japan for children, as voted by TripAdvisor community members. Located 20 minutes from central Osaka at the original 1958 Nissin Foods factory site, it celebrates instant noodle inventor Momofuku Ando. The highlight is the My Cup Noodles Factory, where visitors design custom cup packaging for 500 JPY and pick from 4 soup bases and 12 toppings. The Chicken Ramen Factory lets participants knead and dry noodles from scratch (500 JPY for adults, 300 JPY for children) in a 90-minute workshop requiring advance booking. General admission is free. Open Tuesday-Sunday 9:30 AM-4 PM.