Just behind the World Porters shopping center is a large brick building with glass windows along the top. This is the Cup Noodles Museum, a museum dedicated entirely to the history of instant noodles as invented by Momofuku Ando in 1958. The spacious interior begins with a display of noodle packaging and the Momofuku story, including a re-creation of his workshed. A series of interactive displays under will keep the children amused. On the next floor is a cup noodle factory and chicken ramen factory, both of which require an extra fee to enter. On the next floor is a play area and food court serving ramen noodles from around the world. There is a brochure in English, and the titles of exhibits are in English. The museum is very popular on weekends. -AH
Since its opening in 1999, the National Showa Memorial Museum collects, preserves, and exhibits materials related to the early Showa era (from 1935 to around 1955). Here you can learn about what peoples' lives were like during that time period. There is also an audio visual room and a library, where you can read, watch, and listen to various materials.
Established in 2012, this expansive, elaborate museum grants stirring insights into the traditional as well as contemporary nuances of the Japanese railway system, whilst also charting out its long-standing legacy. A massive cache of informative exhibits, this museum also houses an enormous collection of model trains created or owned by the model railway enthusiast Nobutaro Hara. There are close to 6,000 railway models exhibited, making it one of the largest model train collections in the world. Trains from different parts of the world including Japan, the United States and Europe co-exist here. Anchored by a trove of numerous railroad collectibles, thousands of still photos and informative videos, the Hara Model Railway Museum has established itself as one of the many renowned landmarks of Yokohama.
In 1950, the Oji Paper Manufacturing Company established this museum to display its impressive collection of paper and paper-related items. Separate exhibits show the handicraft of origami, an early apparatus for making paper and a piece of papyrus from Egypt. Toys, castles and clothing are exhibited. The facility includes a library with an extensive number of books on the art of producing paper.
Obwohl die ersten Gaslaternen Japans in Yokohama im Jahre 1872 angezündet wurden, errichtete Tokyo Gas dieses Zentrum 1986 zum 100jährigen Jubiläum. Die Besucher erfahren alles über die Pläne zur zukünftigen Nutzung von Gas und können sich über die heute zur Gasproduktion und -leitung verwendeten Technologien informieren. Themen wie die Welt des Methan, die Verflüssigung und der Transport von Naturgas, fossile Brennstoffe und die Umwelt sowie die Gasproduktion in der Stadt sind Inhalt vieler Schulexkursionen.
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Schulkinder lieben die interaktiven Ausstellungsgegenstände in diesem 1964 eröffneten Museum, das Informationen über die Entwicklungen in Wissenschaft und Technologie bietet. Vor kurzem wurden im fünften Stockwerk in einer tollen Sammlung mit dem Motto 'Wald der Freude' sieben Ausstellungsstücke mit den Titeln 'Universum', 'Mechanik', 'Arbeit', 'Zugang', 'Illusionen', 'Optik' und 'Orientierung' hinzugefügt.
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