Invention Memorial Museum for Instant Ramen

I would like to inform Invention Memorial Museum for Instant Ramen at Ikeda city in Osaka.
I ride Hankyu train at Osaka Umeda to Ikeda station.
I get off at Ikeda station, walk 8 minutes to Southeast, I arrive at Invention Memorial Museum for Instant Ramen.

This museum was built at 1999, and celebrated the achievements Mr.Ando, who invented instant Ramen.




This museum is no charge.

Near the entrance, the invented house of instant Ramen.
This house has kitchen goods.
He was struggling in the development of instant Ramen.





Go forward, the instant Ramen history goods are displayed, chicken Ramen, Cup noodle, and their TV CM.

Cup noodle was tested to eat at cosmos.

Theater shows cup shape history.
Conical shape is best for cup noodle.
This shape keeps the space between noodle and cup bottom.



Next is experience corner. This corner needs charge.
1F has Chikin Ramen Factory.
Charge: Child 300 yen, Adult 500 yen.
You have to reserve this ticket.
Process is to knead the flour noodle dough, making noodle, seasoning.
This factory has lots of people.






2F has My cup noodle factory.
Charge is 300yen.
This is only select noodle Ingredients.
This factory has not many people.


People said 'Instant ramen changed the world Meal.'
Please experience Instant Rame factory.
That's it.

Ichizo-Kobayashi Memorial Museum at Ikeda city

Ikeda castle and Ichizo-Kobayashi Memorial Museum at Ikeda city in Osaka
I would like to inform Ikeda castle and Ichizo-Kobayashi Memorial Museum.
I ride Hankyu train and go to Ikeda station from Osaka Umeda.


Get off at Ikeda station, walk north about 15minutes.
I see Ikeda Castle top of the small mountain.
I climb stone steps and enter from west gate.




Ikeda Castle was built at 1334 by Ikeda clan.


Tenshukaku is rebuilt at 1998.
Entrance charge is free.
Top of this castle, we can see an overall view of Ikeda city.






Current this castle ruin is made as an Ikeda castle ruin park from 2000.

Early of April, Cherry blossom festival is held.

Walk and see castle garden, then go out from east gate.


Walk some minutes, I arrive at Ichizo-Kobayashi Memorial Museum.
Entrance charge is 300yen.

Ichizo-Kobayashi is a founder of Hankyu group.

This museum was opend from 2010.
First, I see Ichizo-Kobayashi's video.


Ichizo-Kobayashi spread his business from Railway, House developments, Takarazuka Opera, Department, Baseball, Movie etc.
Finally he enter Political world at World War 2.



Next I go to Gazoku Sansou.
This was Ichizo-Kobayashi's home.
Display his house and Cha-No-Yu, Art works.
Lobby is lukury.





He is from Yamanashi prefectures, his ancestor Takeda clan members.
He got an important jobs.



This garden has lots of plantsman.

I recommend you to visit a Ichizo-Kobayashi grave, and see some founder.

that' it.

Kameyama Castle at Kameoka city in Kyoto

Visit Kameyama Castle at Kameoka city in Kyoto
I would like to inform Kameyama Castle trip.

I ride JR Sanin Line to Kameoka station.
Walk southeast about 10minutes.




I arrive at Oomoto-Kyo gate.
Kameyama castle is in the religion of Oomoto-Kyo.
I enter from Oomoto-Kyo gate.


Walk 200m, I arrive at the Banshouden house.
I pray Oomoto-Kyo at this house.
Priest performs the ritual of Oharai.
After Oharai, I can enter this castle area.

I walk forward to the Castle.
Soon the gate is seen at righside.



Turn right, earthen wall and religion houses are existing.
I climb stone steps, but No admittance signboard is seen.

Walk forward, next stone steps are seen.
I climb 2 stone steps, No admittance signboard is also existing.
I can not climb Tenshukaku area of Kameyama Castle.


I take a picture.
I imagine Kameyama castle was big.



This Castle is a basic point for dominating Tanba area for Mitsuhide-Akechi.

Current Tenshukaku area has Stone Dome.
I can see the top of Stone Dome.


It is regret to not see the castle.
I imagine old Kameyama Castle.


I return to Banshouden, and go to botanical garden.


This garden has many plants.
From this garden, I can take a good picture of Castle stone steps.

Go forward, soon castle moat is seen.


This is the end of trip.

Kameoka Mitsuhide festival is held at May 3.


From Kyoto station, Kameoka city needs 40 minutes traffic access.
Please visit Kameyama Castle.

That's it.