In this workshop, we will make swags and wreaths using mimosa, a symbolic flower that announces the arrival of spring, combined with hemp and other natural materials.
*Please note that the instructions is given in Japanese. Reservation is required to participate in this workshop. Please see the page written in Japanese for details.

• Date: February 28 (Saturday), 2026
• Time: ①10:00 ~ 12:00　②14:00 ~ 16:00　
• Fee: 3,900 Yen (Participants are exempt from admission fee to Minkaen, while accompanying persons must pay admission fee.)
• Capacity: 15 participants for each time slot
• Place: the 2nd floor of 0. The Hara House

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.

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