Food Theme Parks

Japan is known for its wide range of dining options. The Japanese are known for their obsession for good food.

Imagine food theme parks. Move over Mickey and Terminator, make way for ramen, gyoza and dim sum. Food theme parks are all the rage.

I experienced one such theme park on my trip to Osaka at the Naniwa Men darakei(Ramen) in the Namba Parks. This theme park rents space to famous ramen shops from around Japan. The dish you see is a combination set of shikoku style ramen with the takuan (pickled radish), tataki and shirasu don (rice bowl with baby fish) for under 1000 yen. There were about ten different options of famous ramen shops. It also includes a gift shop that sells ramen from around Japan.. Imagine over 100 choices and no Top Ramen in sight. There is also a special exhibition area. When I went there the feature was purin (custard flan). This year it is ice cream....

Here are some food theme museums that are of interest.
There is a gyoza stadium in Ikebukuro.
Tokyo Ice Cream City
Tokyo Shuu-kuriimu batake (garden) cream puffs.
Yokosuka Curry Museum.

All brought to you by our favorite provider of entertainment products... NAMCO........PAC MAN NEEDS TO EAT SOMETHING

http://www.teamnamja.com/ftp/


We definitely should go tothe complex that houses many of these places call NAMJA Town in Ikebukuo in the Sunshine City complex......


There are also other food theme parks.

Yokohama Ramen Museum
http://www.raumen.co.jp/ebook/e/e/webt/wysiweb_win_viewer.html
http://www.bento.com/phgal3.html

Yokohama Dai Sekai Chinese Food
http://www.daska.jp/top.html
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3035.html