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Food theme parks are a popular new theme park concept in Japan, with new parks popping up here and there every few months.

A food theme park specializes in one type of food or dish and gives the visitors the opportunity to taste various versions of that dish in one place. Unlike conventional theme parks, food theme parks are located indoors. Many are atmospherically decorated according to a specific epoch or fantasy theme.

A key to the success of food theme parks in Japan, a country of gourmets, is the fact that dishes are not just prepared by anybody, but by reputable restaurants. Accordingly, prices are not cheap (calculate 1000-2000 Yen per person). Note also that information in English tends to be limited.

Below is a list of some of the food theme parks in the Tokyo and Yokohama area:

	Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum The Ramen Museum introduces the history of ramen and features about a dozen ramen stores with regional flavors from across Japan in a setting of Tokyo in the 1950s, the time when ramen gained popularity. 5-10 minute walk from Shin-Yokohama Station Hours: daily 11:00-23:00 Admission: 300 Yen
	Yokohama Curry Museum The Yokohama Curry Museum closed on March 31, 2007.
	Ikebukuro Gyoza Stadium Located inside the Namjatown in the Ikebukuro Sunshine City complex, the Ikebukuro Gyoza Stadium features various gyoza dishes by famous restaurants from across Japan. The theme is Tokyo of the 1950s. 15 minute walk from Ikebukuro Station Hours: daily 10:00-22:00 Admission: 300 Yen (Namjatown)
	Ice Cream City Also located inside the Namjatown in the Ikebukuro Sunshine City complex, the colorful Ice Cream City consists of about ten different ice cream stores, selling countless types of ice cream. 15 minute walk from Ikebukuro Station Hours: daily 10:00-22:00 Admission: 300 Yen (Namjatown)
	Jiyugaoka Sweets Forest Sweets Forest in the pleasant city district of Jiyugaoka specializes in various, mostly Western style sweets, such as cakes and ice cream. There are about half a dozen stands operated by famous patissiers. 5 minute from Jiyugaoka Station, Tokyu Toyoko Line Hours: daily 10:00-20:00 Admission: Free
	Yokohama Daisekai (Daska) Located in the heart of Yokohama Chinatown, Daska is about the Shanghai of the 1920s. You can try various Chinese dishes from more than a dozen stands, some of which are operated by reputed restaurants from China. Motomachi-Chukagai Station, Tokyu Toyoko Line Hours: daily 10:00-22:00 Admission: 500 Yen
	Daiba Little Hong Kong Occupying the 6th and 7th floor of "Decks Tokyo Beach", a popular shopping mall in Odaiba, this food theme park offers Hong Kong cuisine in a dozen restaurants, as well as Hong Kong related shopping. Daiba Station, Yurikamome Hours: daily 11:00-22:00 Admission: Free

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Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum Official website.

Ikebukuro Gyoza Stadium Official website.

Ice Cream City Official website.

Jiyugaoka Sweets Forest Official website.

Daska Official website.

Daiba Little Hong Kong (Decks Tokyo Beach) Official website.