We introduce the history and types of family crests, as well as indigo dyeing methods, through stencils of family crests that were used until around 1985.

• Date: October 29 (Wednesday) ~ November 9 (Sunday), 2025
• Time: 9:30 ~ 17:00 (* 9:30 ~ 16:30 in November)
• Fee: Free (inside Dento Kogeikan only. Admission fee required if you visit Minkaen)
• Place: Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop

If you are interested about indigo dyeing experience, please check the page for "Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop".

Decoration for "Jusanya" (the 13th day of the 8th month on the lunar calendar) in the style of the Kitamura House is on exhibit.

• Period: October 9, Thursday ~ November 3, Monday and national holiday
• Time: 9:30 ~ 17:00 (*9:30 ~ 16:30 in November)
• Fee: the admission fee only
• Place: 15. The Kitamura House

As a celebration for the harvest after threshing rice, farm tools are offered to the deity of farming.

• Date: October 9, Thursday ~ November 3, Monday and national holiday
• Time: 9:30 ~ 17:00 (*9:30 ~ 16:30 in November)
• Fee: Admission Fee only
• Place: 16. The Kiyomiya House

Straw crafts, bamboo crafts and woven works by "Mingi-kai" (Society for Preserving Arts and Skills of Making folk tools) are on exhibition.
Please drop in during the opening hours of the museum.

• Date: October 5 (Sunday) ~ November 9 (Sunday). *PM only on October 5, AM only on November 9
• Time: 9:30 ~ 17:00 *9:30 ~ 16:30 in November

Straw Group
• Place: 14. the Ota House

Bamboo Group
• Place: 14. the Ota House

Woven Group
• Place: 0. the Hara House

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”

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