Rest Place/Shop

Soba Restaurant “SHIRAKAWAGOU”

1st Floor of 10. THE YAMASHITA HOUSE (an important cultural property designated by Kanagawa Prefecture), which is located in the middle of Minkaen.
You are welcome to dine in the restaurant without being admitted to Minkaen.
*The use of the restaurant may be limited to visitors of Minkaen only when it is crowded.

Summer Vacation of the Soba Restaurant on August 22 to August 26

Hours

11:00 – around 14:30
* It may close earlier if soba is sold out.

Closed on

The days when Nihon Minkaen is closed.

Dango Stand “MIYOSHINO”

A branch of Japanese sweets shop “MIYOSHINO”.
* Please enjoy your food or drink in rest area. Please do not eat or drink while walking.

Hours

11:00 ~ 14:30 (may vary depending on weather condition)

Closed

The days when Nihon Minkaen is closed.
Wednesdays (open if it is public holiday)
Temporary closures.

Main Sweets

Minkaen Monaka (wafers filled with bean jam/sesame jam): 360 yen (2 pieces)
Dango (rice dumpling covered with a sweet soy sauce glaze/bean jam/laver): 200 yen (2 skewers)
Millet Daifuku (soft round rice cake filled with bean jam): 260 yen (4 pieces)
Horse chestnut Daifuku (soft round rice cake filled with bean jam): 350 yen (2 pieces)
Ice pop (Red beans/Matcha) *Summer only: 200 yen

etc.

Shop

The Museum Shop at the entrance of the main building offers publications & booklets issued by the museum, original design goods like T-shirts & postcards, folk tools like bamboo basket crafted by Mingu-Seisaku-Gijutu-Hozonkai (The Society of Preserving Arts and Skills of Making Folk Tools), and indigo dyed items made by the Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop. Some of the items are also available for purchase in Dentou-Kougeikan (the Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop).
Please drop by and choose items as souvenir of your visit, and gifts for your family and friends.
All major credit cards are accepted.

Original Goods

Picture postcards which can be purchased separately
100 yen (a set with 25 types inside also available: 1,530 yen)
Plastic file folder
150 yen (A4, 21.0cm×29.7cm, both sides colored)
T-shirts (Size: 100cm, 120cm, 150cm, 160cm, S, M, L, XL. Color: dark blue, charcoal gray, dark green. Price: 2,500yen~ 3,000yen)
One-stroke note
380 yen (10.0cm×14.7cm, hand-printed, 15 sheets in one package)
Original Begoma (Japanese traditional spinning top)
300 yen

Post card (ex. the Emukai House)

Folk tools crafted by Mingu-Seisaku-Gijutu-Hozonkai

Bamboo basket
(Price:1,200~yen *The price, size and shape may vary constantly, please confirm at the museum shop.)
Pinwheel toy
700~yen

Bamboo basket

Bamboo lunch box

Pinwheel toy

Indigo dyed items made by the Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop

Original Indigo dyed items made by the staff of the Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop are offered for purchase in both the main building and the Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop (West Gate).

[Size] handkerchief: 42cm×42cm, bandana: 53cm×53cm