An expert of architecture in Minkaen explains the highlights about the architecture of the folk houses in each area.
You can join or leave halfway through the tour, so please feel free to join on the spot.
*There is also a tour about living in the folk houses.

• Time: 14:00 ~ (about 1 hour)
• Fee: Admission fee only
• Explanation: An expert of architecture in Minkaen

The display for "Higan" conducted at the Kitamura House in Hadano city is reproduced.
Higan is a week-long seasonal event held in Japan each spring and autumn. It centers on the spring equinox and autumn equinox.

• Date: Thursday, September 11 ~ Tuesday, October 7, 2025
• Time: 9:30 ~ 17:00
• Fee: the Admission Fee Only
• Place: 15. the Kitamura House

The sickles and others are offered to the deities as a celebration after rice harvest.

• Date: September 11, Thursday ~ October 7, Tuesday, 2025
• Time: 9:30 ~ 17:00
• Fee: free (included in admission fee)
• Place: 16. The Kiyomiya House

Rice dumplings, taro potatoes and persimmons are offered to celebrate the “Mid-Autumn moon”.
On the day of “Jugoya”, the 15th day of the 8th month on the lunar calendar, usually there is a full moon on the night sky.

• Period: September 11, Thursday ~ October 7, Tuesday, 2025
• Time: 9:30 ~ 17:00
• Place: 15. The Kitamura House.

The artworks by the participants of stencil dyeing workshop (intermediate class) are on exhibit at the Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop.

• Date: September 10 (Wednesday) ~ September 23 (Tusday, national holiday), 2025
• Time: 9:30 ~ 17:00
• Fee: Free (only inside the Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop)
• Place: the Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop

You can experience indigo dyeing (charged) in the Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop. Please refer to the page of the Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop for more details.