Exhibition
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Annual Event Exhibition “Setsubun”
People used to roast beans in the sunken hearth to prepare for Setsubun (the day before the beginning of spring). This traditional setting is on exhibit.
- Date: January 22, Thursday ~ February 17, Tuesday, 2026
- Time: Free to visit during opening hours
- Fee: Admission fee only
- Place: 15. The Kitamura House
Annual Event Exhibition “Kotoyoka”
In Japanese folklore it is said that a goblin with only one eye comes to people's houses on February 8 and December 8. People used to raise high a basket with many meshes which resemble eyes, in front of the house to ward off evils. This traditional setting is reproduced.
- Date: January 22, Thursday ~ February 17, Tuesday, 2026
- Time: Free to visit during opening hours
- Fee: Admission fee only
- Place: 15.The Kitamura House
Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Momo no Sekku”
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.
Special Exhibition “Yukigakoi (Snow Fence) -the Sugawara House-“
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
Special Exhibition “Living in Gokayama – 30th Anniversary of the Registration as a World Heritage Site”: October 1 ~ May 24
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.
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
![the poster of the special exhibition of Gokayama](https://www.nihonminkaen.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/gokayama_poster.jpg")
