CupNoodles Museum Osaka Ikeda

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CupNoodles Museum Osaka Ikeda (カップヌードルミュージアム大阪池田) is a museum dedicated to instant noodles and Cup Noodles, as well as its creator and founder, Momofuku Ando. The museum is located in Ikeda in Osaka, and is located within walking distance of Ikeda Station on the Hankyu-Takarazuka Line. Admission is free. There is also a CupNoodles Museum located in Yokohama, which features four stories of exhibitions and attractions.

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Ikeda Station

Ikeda Station is a train station located in Ikeda, Osaka. It is the last station in the Osaka Prefecture when coming from Osaka Umeda Station. The station is one of the oldest in the Hankyu Railway, being opened on March 10, 1910. The station building also serves as the registered office of both Hankyu and Hankyu Hanshin Holdings.

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Ikeda, Osaka

Ikeda is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2023, the city had an estimated population of 103,064 in 49723 households and a population density of 4700 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 22.14 square kilometres. It is a suburban city of Osaka City and a part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area.

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Itsuō Art Museum

Itsuō Art Museum opened in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, in 1957. The new building opened in 1997. The collection, built up by founder Kobayashi Ichizō, whose pseudonym was Itsuō, comprises some 5,500 works, including fifteen Important Cultural Properties and twenty Important Art Objects.

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Ikeda City Satsukiyama Gymnasium

Ikeda City Satsukiyama Gymnasium is an arena in Ikeda, Osaka, Japan.

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Ikeda school massacre

The Ikeda school massacre was a school stabbing and mass murder that occurred in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, on 8 June 2001. Mamoru Takuma, a 37-year-old ex-convict with a history of mentally disturbed and anti-social behavior, stabbed eight students to death and seriously wounded fifteen others in a knife attack that lasted several minutes. Takuma was sentenced to death in August 2003, and executed in September 2004. As of 2025, it is currently the deadliest school attack in Japanese history.

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This location includes various exhibits to display the history of instant ramen and Momofuku Ando's story.

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Admission is free. Both museums have an instant ramen workshop allowing visitors to make their own "fresh" instant noodles (fresh as in just made). Reservations must be made in advance to enjoy this feature at the museum. There is also a noodle factory where visitors can assemble their own personal Cup Noodles from pre-made ingredients for a small fee of 500 yen.