The food theme park "Osaka Udon Museum", where you can enjoy "selected" udon noodles from all over the country, opened on December 5th in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.

"Mushroom udon" in Gunma prefecture with plenty of living mushrooms
"Mushroom udon" in Gunma prefecture with plenty of living mushrooms

The Osaka Udon Museum is a food court-style food theme park where you can enjoy "local udon" gathered from all over the country. Nine stores are open in the park, which has the image of an "Edomura festival".

"Mushroom udon" from Gunma prefecture, which uses 140 grams of "living mushrooms" per cup, "Ise udon" from Mie prefecture, which has been boiled for over an hour at the time of preparation to eliminate stiffness, and sweet and spicy chicken soup stock. Local udon noodles that are particular about materials and manufacturing methods, such as "Kashiwa udon" from Fukuoka prefecture, are on sale.

Characterized by extra-thick noodles! "Ise udon" in Mie prefecture
Characterized by extra-thick noodles! "Ise udon" in Mie prefecture

The udon shops that are open at the Osaka Udon Museum are as follows.

Gunma Prefecture Kinokodon Kagawa Prefecture Sanuki Curry Udon Mie Prefecture Ise Udon Osaka Prefecture Kasuudon Tokushima Prefecture Naruchu Udon Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Udon Gunma Prefecture Himokawa Udon Fukuoka Prefecture Kashiwa Udon Souvenir shops nationwide

The width is about 10 cm and the thickness is about 2 mm! "Himokawa udon" in Gunma prefecture
The width is about 10 cm and the thickness is about 2 mm! "Himokawa udon" in Gunma prefecture

The store is located at 2-17-3 Nishishinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture (2nd and 3rd floors). Business hours are from 11:00 to 22:00. Open all year round.

* All images are from the Osaka Udon Museum