A curator of Minkaen and a curator of Kawasaki Municipal Science Museum will talk about the moon from their own perspective. There is also the annual event exhibition “Jugoya” in Minkaen.

• Date: October 4, Saturday　*subject to be canceled in case of bad weather
• Time: 15:00 ~ 15:30
• place: 15. The Kitamura House
• Fee: Admission Fee only
• Free to join on the day

There is also the Annual Event Exhibition "Jugoya", click here for details.

Folktales storytelling around the fireplace, usually on the first Saturday of every month. *may be subject to change.

• Date: October 4 (Saturday), November 1 (Saturday), December 6 (Saturday), 2025
• Time: 14:00 ~ 14:30
• Seating capacity: 30 participants (first come, first served)
• Fee: admission fee only
• Place: 11. The Sakuda House
• Storyteller: The Tama Ward Storytelling Group “Ohanashi-Mangekyo”

Artworks showing different expressions are exhibited. Know more about various techniques of tie-dyeing.

• Date: Wednesday, October 1 ~ Sunday, October 26, 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.

Three Gassho-style houses from the Gokayama region of Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture have been relocated to the Minkaen.
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the registration of the Gassho-style Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama, the home of these three houses, as a World Heritage Site, a special exhibition will be held focusing on the lifestyle and culture of the Gokayama region.

• Period: October 1 (Wednesday), 2025 ~ May 24 (Sunday), 2026
• Hours: 9:30 ~ 17:00 (9:30　~ 16:30 during November to February)
• Fee: Admission Fee only
• Place: the Exhibition Room in the Main Building

Café in the folk house is open this autumn!

You can enjoy coffee, Japanese black tea, baked sweets, and have a relaxing time in the tatami room of the Hara house, which is an Important Cultural Property of Kawasaki City.
Please drop in during your visit to Minkaen.

• Period: Saturday, Sunday and national holidays during September 27 ~ November 30　*There may be temporary closures.

Opening dates:

September
27 (Saturday), 28 (Sunday) October
4 (Saturday), 5 (Sunday), 11 (Saturday)*, 12 (Sunday), 13 (Monday, national holiday), 18 (Saturday), 19 (Sunday), 25 (Saturday), 26 (Sunday) November
1 (Saturday), 2 (Sunday), 3 (Monday, national holiday), 8 (Saturday), 9 (Sunday), 15 (Saturday), 16 (Sunday), 22 (Saturday), 23 (Sunday, national holiday), 24 (Monday, national holiday), 29 (Saturday), 30 (Sunday)

• Opening Hours:
  11:00 ~ 16:00 (*13:00 ~ 16:00 on October 11) (Last order 15:30)*will close when sold out
• Fee: admission fee for Minkaen is required.
• Place: 1st Floor of 0. The Hara 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 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