• NIHON MINKA-EN Japan Open-air Folk House Museum

Event Calendar

4/1(Mon)Closed
4/2(Tue)March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/3(Wed)March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/4(Thu)March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/5(Fri)March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/6(Sat)June 1: Folktales Telling by Mangekyo
April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/7(Sun)April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/8(Mon)Closed
4/9(Tue)April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/10(Wed)April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/11(Thu)April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/12(Fri)April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/13(Sat)June 8: Folk Tales of Tōno
April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/14(Sun)April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/15(Mon)Closed
4/16(Tue)April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/17(Wed)April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/18(Thu)April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/19(Fri)April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/20(Sat)April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
May 18: Gallery Talks on the Special Exhibition
April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/21(Sun)April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/22(Mon)Closed
4/23(Tue)April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/24(Wed)April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/25(Thu)April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/26(Fri)April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/27(Sat)April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
May 25, June 22: Tour about Living in the Folk Houses
April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/28(Sun)June 23: Folktales Telling in Regional Dialects
April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/29(Mon)May 5: Kabuto Paper-crafting Workshop
May 26, June 30: Tour about the Architecture of the Folk Houses
April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
4/30(Tue)April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/1(Wed)April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/2(Thu)April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/3(Fri)May 5: Experiencing Traditional Folk Wears
May 3 ~ May 6: Children’s Festival
April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
May 3, 4, 5: Sales of Bamboo Works and Woven Works
April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/4(Sat)May 5: Experiencing Traditional Folk Wears
May 3 ~ May 6: Children’s Festival
April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
May 3, 4, 5: Sales of Bamboo Works and Woven Works
June 1: Folktales Telling by Mangekyo
April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/5(Sun)May 5: Experiencing Traditional Folk Wears
May 3 ~ May 6: Children’s Festival
May 5: Kabuto Paper-crafting Workshop
April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
May 3, 4, 5: Sales of Bamboo Works and Woven Works
May 5: From Silk to Thread
April 6 ~ May 5: Annual Event Exhibition “Tango no Sekku – Decoration for May”
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/6(Mon)May 3 ~ May 6: Children’s Festival
April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
May 6: Craft a Grasshopper with Palm Leaves
March 13 ~ May 6: Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/7(Tue)Closed
5/8(Wed)Closed
5/9(Thu)January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/10(Fri)January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/11(Sat)April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/12(Sun)April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/13(Mon)Closed
5/14(Tue)January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/15(Wed)January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/16(Thu)January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/17(Fri)January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/18(Sat)April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
May 18: Gallery Talks on the Special Exhibition
May 18: Folk Tales of Michinoku
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/19(Sun)April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/20(Mon)Closed
5/21(Tue)January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/22(Wed)January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/23(Thu)January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/24(Fri)January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/25(Sat)April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
May 25, June 22: Tour about Living in the Folk Houses
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/26(Sun)May 26, June 30: Tour about the Architecture of the Folk Houses
April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
January 4 ~ May 26: Special Exhibition “the Darkness – Folklore of Night and Sleep -”
5/27(Mon)Closed
5/28(Tue)
5/29(Wed)
5/30(Thu)
5/31(Fri)
6/1(Sat)April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
June 1: Folktales Telling by Mangekyo
6/2(Sun)April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
6/3(Mon)Closed
6/4(Tue)
6/5(Wed)
6/6(Thu)
6/7(Fri)
6/8(Sat)April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
June 8: Folk Tales of Tōno
6/9(Sun)April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
6/10(Mon)Closed
6/11(Tue)
6/12(Wed)
6/13(Thu)
6/14(Fri)
6/15(Sat)April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
6/16(Sun)April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
6/17(Mon)Closed
6/18(Tue)
6/19(Wed)
6/20(Thu)
6/21(Fri)
6/22(Sat)April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
May 25, June 22: Tour about Living in the Folk Houses
6/23(Sun)June 23: Folktales Telling in Regional Dialects
April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
6/24(Mon)Closed
6/25(Tue)
6/26(Wed)
6/27(Thu)
6/28(Fri)
6/29(Sat)April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
6/30(Sun)May 26, June 30: Tour about the Architecture of the Folk Houses
April ~ June: Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi”
7/1(Mon)
7/2(Tue)Closed
7/3(Wed)
7/4(Thu)
7/5(Fri)
7/6(Sat)
7/7(Sun)
7/8(Mon)Closed
7/9(Tue)
7/10(Wed)
7/11(Thu)
7/12(Fri)
7/13(Sat)
7/14(Sun)
7/15(Mon)
7/16(Tue)Closed
7/17(Wed)
7/18(Thu)
7/19(Fri)
7/20(Sat)
7/21(Sun)
7/22(Mon)Closed
7/23(Tue)
7/24(Wed)
7/25(Thu)
7/26(Fri)
7/27(Sat)
7/28(Sun)
7/29(Mon)Closed
7/30(Tue)Closed
7/31(Wed)Closed
8/1(Thu)Closed
8/2(Fri)Closed
8/3(Sat)Closed
8/4(Sun)Closed
8/5(Mon)Closed
8/6(Tue)
8/7(Wed)
8/8(Thu)
8/9(Fri)
8/10(Sat)
8/11(Sun)
8/12(Mon)
8/13(Tue)Closed
8/14(Wed)
8/15(Thu)
8/16(Fri)
8/17(Sat)
8/18(Sun)
8/19(Mon)Closed
8/20(Tue)
8/21(Wed)
8/22(Thu)
8/23(Fri)
8/24(Sat)
8/25(Sun)
8/26(Mon)Closed
8/27(Tue)
8/28(Wed)
8/29(Thu)
8/30(Fri)
8/31(Sat)
9/1(Sun)
9/2(Mon)Closed
9/3(Tue)
9/4(Wed)
9/5(Thu)
9/6(Fri)
9/7(Sat)
9/8(Sun)
9/9(Mon)Closed
9/10(Tue)
9/11(Wed)
9/12(Thu)
9/13(Fri)
9/14(Sat)
9/15(Sun)
9/16(Mon)
9/17(Tue)Closed
9/18(Wed)
9/19(Thu)
9/20(Fri)
9/21(Sat)
9/22(Sun)
9/23(Mon)
9/24(Tue)Closed
9/25(Wed)
9/26(Thu)
9/27(Fri)
9/28(Sat)
9/29(Sun)
9/30(Mon)Closed
  • Opening hours
  • [Mar. – Oct.] 9:30 – 17:00
    [Nov. – Feb.] 9:30 – 16:30
    *last admission: 30 min before closed time
  • Closed on
  • Monday (open on holiday)
    The day after Japanese national holidays (open on Saturday and Sunday)
    Year-end holidays and New Year’s holidays (from December 29 to January 3)
    Temporary closures
  • Admission Fee
  • Adults 550 yen
    Students (Senior High School, College) 330 yen★
    65 years and over (Kawasaki City residents: Free) 330 yen★
    Children (Junior High School and under) Free
    Persons with disabilities Free
    ★=ID cards required.
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