Hina dolls are displayed to pray for growth of girls.

• Period: Thursday, February 19 ~ Tuesday, March 3, 2026
• Time: Free to visit during opening hours
• Fee: Admission fee only
• Place: 0.the Hara House

Indigo-dyed works with patterns associated with the Hinamatsuri (the Girlʼs Festival), together with hina dolls, are on exhibit.

• Date: Wednesday, January 21 ~ Sunday, March 8, 2026
• Time: 9:30 ~ 16:30 *~ 17:00 from March
• Fee: Free (inside Dento Kogeikan only)　*Admission fee required to visit Nihon Minkaen
• Place: Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop

Hands-on indigo dyeing workshop (with additional charge) is available during the opening hours. If you need further information, please refer to the web page for Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop.

There are gallery talks for the Children on the special exhibition "Living in Gokayama - 30th Anniversary of the Registration as a World Heritage Site".
Please feel free to join on the spot.

• Time: 10:30 ~ (about 20 minutes)
• Fee: Admission Fee only
• Presenter: a curator of our museum
• Place: the exhibition room in the Main Building *It may change. Please confirm on the day.

Please click the link for details of the Special Exhibition "Living in Gokayama - 30th Anniversary of the Registration as a World Heritage Site".

Snow fence, a traditional way of protecting folk houses from heavy snow in snowy regions, is reproduced at the Sugawara House.

• Date: Sunday, November 16, 2025 ~ Sunday, March 1, 2026
*The snow fence is installed on November 15 and 16, 2025, and is removed on March 1, 2026. The schedule may change depending on weather condition.

• Time: any time during the opening hours
• Place: 23. the Sugawara House
• In cooperation with: Mingu-Seisaku-Gijutsu-Hozonkai

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