I read this and thought how weird, but then again, there are always things like this noodle theme park, popping up in Japan. I wonder if it does take off, how long it will last. I would go because it sounds like they will serve ramen that come from different parts of Japan. I would love to try all the different ramen bowls.
That is one thing I really miss. GREAT RAMEN. Great tasting noodles and awesome soup base.....we have ramen places here, but NOT THE SAME. Hmm, getting hungry now.
New Wave Noodle theme park to open in Japan
Former BoingBoing guestblogger and Business 2.0 editor Todd Lappin says, "Upon returning home from my recent trip to Japan, where much yummy ramen was consumed, I immediately re-rented Tampopo, the classic Japanese film about the sublime pleasures of noodle soup. (That opening scene with the Japanese master teaching his young apprentice proper ramen-eating technique is still hilarious.) Anyhow, now comes this exciting news flash."
Today, [game company and Katamari Damacy publisher] Namco announced plans to open a ramen noodle theme park in the southern Japanese city of Nagoya. The "Nagoya Noodle Shop Alley," due to open for business on February 25, is meant to introduce visitors to the history of ramen noodles and the different types of ramen available around Japan. [ ...]
The visual theme of the park is intended to reflect Japan in the pre-war 1930s, but the ramen on offer are to represent the "new wave" of noodle development around the nation.
full story:
http://www.boingboing.net/2004/12/12/new_wave_noodle_them.html
