Learn how to craft a grasshopper with palm leaves. This event is usually held in spring and autumn.
Anyone above the age of elementary school can participate. (*subject to be canceled if rainy)

• Date: October 12 (Monday, national holiday)
• Time: 10:00 ~ 12:00, 13:00 ~ 15:00 (lunch break 12:00 ~ 13:00) *will close earlier when materials run out
• Fee: Admission fee only
• Place: 6. The Sasaki House
• Cooperator: the volunteer group Robata-no-Kai

Ningyo Joruri, the traditional Japanese puppet theater will be performed at the Kudo House, a folk house designated as an important cultural property of Japan.
The program for this year is Ichinotani Futaba Gunki “Kumagai Jinya” (The Chronicle of the Battle of Ichinotani “Kumagai’s Camp”), presented by Sagami puppet theater Shimonaka-za, which is a troupe designated as an important intangible folk cultural property of Japan.
It is a precious chance to catch the lively expressions of the traditional Japanese puppet.

• Date: Monday and national holiday, October 12, 2026
• Place: 22. The Kudo House
• Puppeteer: Sagami Puppet Theater Shimonaka-za (Nationally Desinated Important Intangible folk cultural property of Japan)
• Time: [1] 12:30~14:00 / [2] 14:30~16:00 (2 performances)
• Price of the ticket: Regular ticket - 1,000 yen; Ticket for students or younger children - 500 yen. (Admission fee for Minkaen is waived)
• Sales of the ticket: In front of the Front Gate of Minkaen from 11:00 on the day (No reservation/Max 4 tickets for 1 person/No discounts/Cash only)
• Capacity: First come first served to 50 persons for each performance

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

• Date : October 8, Thursday ~ November 10, Tuesday
• Time : 9:30 ~ 17:00 (*9:30 ~ 16:30 in November)
• Fee : Admission Fee only
• Place : 16. The Kiyomiya House

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 8, Thursday ~ November 10, Tuesday
• Time : 9:30 ~ 17:00 (*9:30 ~ 16:30 in November)
• Fee : the admission fee only
• Place : 15. The Kitamura 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 4 (Sunday) ~ November 8 (Sunday). *PM only on October 4, AM only on November 8
• Time: 9:30 ~ 17:00 *9:30 ~ 16:30 in November

Straw Group
• Place : 11. The Sakuta House

Bamboo Group
• Place : 14. The Ota House

Woven Group
• Place : 0. The Hara House

There is a variety of techniques for tie-dyeing, showing different expressions. Various techniques and artworks are exhibited.

• Date: Wednesday, September 16 ~ Tuesday, October 13, 2026
• 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.

Autumn Limited-Time Food Truck Grand Open!

The popular "Kominka Cafe," which previously opened for limited periods during spring and autumn, is making a brand-new debut as a "Food Truck" this autumn! We offer menu items perfect for a relaxing break during your tour of the museum. Please feel free to stop by!

［Vendor Details］

• Period: Saturday, September 12, 2026 – Sunday, December 6, 2026
• Operating Days: Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays during the period, and Tuesday, October 13
• Closed: Saturday, October 10; Sunday, October 11; Saturday, October 24; Saturday, October 31; Sunday, November 1 (*Unscheduled closures may occur)
• Hours: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Last Order: 3:30 PM) *Closes when sold out
• Location: Near the Main Building, Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum
• Vendor: Raccoon LLC

［Notice to Visitors］

• Eating while walking, as well as eating/drinking inside the Main Building exhibition rooms or inside the historic folk houses, is not permitted.
• Please use nearby benches in the museum grounds when enjoying your meals.
• Operating hours may change or the vendor may close due to weather or other circumstances.

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［Food Truck "Utsuroi" Operating Schedule］