2025/11/09 休園日 Access Guide for Visiting Notice 2025/10/26 Night Opening of Minkaen – Illumination of Autumn Leaves and Folk Houses – on November 22 , 23 , 29 2025/08/30 Constructions in the Museum 2025/03/16 Price Revision of Indigo Dyeing 2025/03/09 Latest Videos of Nihon Minkaen 2023/07/01 Worksheet for Enjoying the Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum More 2021/10/10 New Web Page for the Back Numbers of “News from Nihon Minkaen” Released (updated on October 10, 2021) 2021/08/24 Notice: PDF File of Exhibition Catalogue Ready for Download 2021/05/04 YouTube Channel of Nihon Minkaen (May 8, 2021) Events PREVNovember 2025NEXTSMTWTFS2627282930311Café in the Folk House Open in AutumnSpecial Exhibition “Living in Gokayama – 30th Anniversary of the Registration as a World Heritage Site”: October 1 ~ May 24Special Exhibition “Living in Gokayama – 30th Anniversary of the Registration as a World Heritage Site”: October 1 ~ May 24Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tie Dyeing – the Magic of Thread -“: October 1 ~ October 26Folktales Telling by MangekyoExhibition of Straw Crafts, Bamboo Crafts and Woven Works by “Mingi-kai”: October 5~November 9Exhibition of Straw Crafts, Bamboo Crafts and Woven Works by “Mingi-kai”: October 5~November 9Annual Event Exhibition “Jusanya”: October 9 ~ November 3Annual Event Exhibition “Jusanya”: October 9 ~ November 3Annual Event Exhibition “Kokiage”: October 9 ~ November 3Annual Event Exhibition “Kokiage”: October 9 ~ November 3Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Stencil Dyeing – Family Crests”: October 29 ~ November 92345678Café in the Folk House Open in AutumnCafé in the Folk House Open in AutumnCafé in the Folk House Open in AutumnSpecial Exhibition “Living in Gokayama – 30th Anniversary of the Registration as a World Heritage Site”: October 1 ~ May 24Special Exhibition “Living in Gokayama – 30th Anniversary of the Registration as a World Heritage Site”: October 1 ~ May 24Sales of Straw Crafts, Bamboo Crafts and Woven Works by Mingi-kai: October 5 ~ November 9Sales of Straw Crafts, Bamboo Crafts and Woven Works by Mingi-kai: October 5 ~ November 9Exhibition of Straw Crafts, Bamboo Crafts and Woven Works by “Mingi-kai”: October 5~November 9Exhibition of Straw Crafts, Bamboo Crafts and Woven Works by “Mingi-kai”: October 5~November 9Annual Event Exhibition “Jusanya”: October 9 ~ November 3Annual Event Exhibition “Kokiage”: October 9 ~ November 3Indigo Dyeing Fair (on Free Admission Day)Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Stencil Dyeing – Family Crests”: October 29 ~ November 9Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Stencil Dyeing – Family Crests”: October 29 ~ November 9Minkaen Festival (Free Admission Day)Explanation of the Folk Houses for Children9101112131415Café in the Folk House Open in AutumnCafé in the Folk House Open in AutumnSpecial Exhibition “Living in Gokayama – 30th Anniversary of the Registration as a World Heritage Site”: October 1 ~ May 24Special Exhibition “Living in Gokayama – 30th Anniversary of the Registration as a World Heritage Site”: October 1 ~ May 24Sales of Straw Crafts, Bamboo Crafts and Woven Works by Mingi-kai: October 5 ~ November 9Mini-Exhibition “Horse, the Zodiac Sign of Year 2026” – Works of Stencil Dyeing WorkshopExhibition of Straw Crafts, Bamboo Crafts and Woven Works by “Mingi-kai”: October 5~November 9Folktales of MichinokuMini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Stencil Dyeing – Family Crests”: October 29 ~ November 916171819202122Café in the Folk House Open in AutumnCafé in the Folk House Open in AutumnSpecial Exhibition “Living in Gokayama – 30th Anniversary of the Registration as a World Heritage Site”: October 1 ~ May 24Special Exhibition “Living in Gokayama – 30th Anniversary of the Registration as a World Heritage Site”: October 1 ~ May 24Tour about Living in the Folk Houses: October 25, November 22, December 20Mini-Exhibition “Horse, the Zodiac Sign of Year 2026” – Works of Stencil Dyeing WorkshopMini-Exhibition “Horse, the Zodiac Sign of Year 2026” – Works of Stencil Dyeing WorkshopSpecial Exhibition “Yukigakoi (Snow Fence) – the Sugawara House -“Special Exhibition “Yukigakoi (Snow Fence) – the Sugawara House -“Enjoying Japanese Sake in Illuminated Folk Houses: November 16Annual Event Exhibition “Kotoyoka”Night Opening of Minkaen – Illumination of Autumn Leaves and Folk Houses –23242526272829Café in the Folk House Open in AutumnCafé in the Folk House Open in AutumnCafé in the Folk House Open in AutumnSpecial Exhibition “Living in Gokayama – 30th Anniversary of the Registration as a World Heritage Site”: October 1 ~ May 24Special Exhibition “Living in Gokayama – 30th Anniversary of the Registration as a World Heritage Site”: October 1 ~ May 24Mini-Exhibition “Horse, the Zodiac Sign of Year 2026” – Works of Stencil Dyeing WorkshopGallery Talks on the Special ExhibitionSpecial Exhibition “Yukigakoi (Snow Fence) – the Sugawara House -“Special Exhibition “Yukigakoi (Snow Fence) – the Sugawara House -“Annual Event Exhibition “Kotoyoka”Annual Event Exhibition “Kotoyoka”Night Opening of Minkaen – Illumination of Autumn Leaves and Folk Houses –Night Opening of Minkaen – Illumination of Autumn Leaves and Folk Houses – Closed X(Twitter) Tweets by KNihonminkaen Leaflets in Multiple Languages Exhibition Catalogue Download