The indigo fabrics with pattern of horse, the zodiac sign of Year 2026, dyed by the participants of stencil dyeing workshop and our staff, are on exhibit.

• Date: November 12 (Wednesday) ~ November 24 (Monday, national holiday), 2025
• Time: 9:30 ~ 16:30
• 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 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