Event/Workshop

04/01(Wed)
04/02(Thu)
04/03(Fri)
04/04(Sat)

●Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi” in Spring

●Folktales Telling by Mangekyo

04/05(Sun)

●Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi” in Spring

04/06(Mon)Closed
04/07(Tue)
04/08(Wed)
04/09(Thu)
04/10(Fri)
04/11(Sat)

●Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi” in Spring

04/12(Sun)

●Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi” in Spring

04/13(Mon)Closed
04/14(Tue)
04/15(Wed)
04/16(Thu)
04/17(Fri)
04/18(Sat)

●Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi” in Spring

●Tour about Living in the Folk Houses

04/19(Sun)

●Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi” in Spring

04/20(Mon)Closed
04/21(Tue)
04/22(Wed)
04/23(Thu)
04/24(Fri)
04/25(Sat)

●Gallery Talks on the Special Exhibition

●Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi” in Spring

04/26(Sun)

●Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi” in Spring

●Folktales Telling in Regional Dialects

04/27(Mon)Closed
04/28(Tue)

●Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi” in Spring

04/29(Wed)

●Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi” in Spring

●Tour about the Architecture of the Folk Houses

●Beigoma Tournament “the 34th Minkaen Cup”

04/30(Thu)
05/01(Fri)
05/02(Sat)

●Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi” in Spring

●Folktales Telling by Mangekyo

●Children’s Festival

●Workshop of Indigo Dyeing “Snow Flake Patterned Handkerchief”

05/03(Sun)

●Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi” in Spring

●Children’s Festival

●Sales of Bamboo Crafts and Woven Works by Mingi-kai

●Trying On Folk Wears

●Workshop of Decorating Small Shoulder Bag

05/04(Mon)

●Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi” in Spring

●Children’s Festival

●Sales of Bamboo Crafts and Woven Works by Mingi-kai

●Trying On Folk Wears

●Workshop of Decorating Small Shoulder Bag

●Introduction of the Folk Houses for Children

05/05(Tue)

●Gallery Talks (for the Children) on the Special Exhibition

●Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi” in Spring

●Children’s Festival

●Sales of Bamboo Crafts and Woven Works by Mingi-kai

●Trying On Folk Wears

●Demonstration of Reeling Silk from Cocoons

●Workshop of Kabuto Paper-crafting

●Traditional Games of the Old Days

05/06(Wed)

●Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi” in Spring

●Children’s Festival

●Introduction of the Folk Houses for Children

●Folktales of Michinoku

●Workshop of Washi Paper-making

●Craft a Grasshopper with Leaves in Spring

05/07(Thu)Closed
05/08(Fri)Closed
05/09(Sat)

●Folktales of Michinoku

05/10(Sun)

●Folktales of Michinoku

05/11(Mon)Closed
05/12(Tue)

●Folktales of Michinoku

05/13(Wed)

●Folktales of Michinoku

05/14(Thu)

●Folktales of Michinoku

05/15(Fri)

●Folktales of Michinoku

05/16(Sat)

●Folktales of Michinoku

05/17(Sun)
05/18(Mon)Closed
05/19(Tue)
05/20(Wed)
05/21(Thu)
05/22(Fri)
05/23(Sat)

●Tour about Living in the Folk Houses

05/24(Sun)
05/25(Mon)Closed
05/26(Tue)
05/27(Wed)
05/28(Thu)
05/29(Fri)
05/30(Sat)
05/31(Sun)

●Tour about the Architecture of the Folk Houses

06/01(Mon)Closed
06/02(Tue)
06/03(Wed)
06/04(Thu)
06/05(Fri)
06/06(Sat)

●Folktales Telling by Mangekyo

06/07(Sun)
06/08(Mon)Closed
06/09(Tue)
06/10(Wed)
06/11(Thu)
06/12(Fri)
06/13(Sat)

●Folk Tales of Tōno

06/14(Sun)
06/15(Mon)Closed
06/16(Tue)
06/17(Wed)
06/18(Thu)
06/19(Fri)
06/20(Sat)
06/21(Sun)

●Tour about the Architecture of the Folk Houses

06/22(Mon)Closed
06/23(Tue)
06/24(Wed)
06/25(Thu)
06/26(Fri)
06/27(Sat)

●Tour about Living in the Folk Houses

06/28(Sun)

●Folktales Telling in Regional Dialects

06/29(Mon)Closed
06/30(Tue)

Event Today

Demonstration of Reeling Silk from Cocoons

We demonstrate how to reel silk off boiled cocoons, and etc.

  • Dates: May 5 (Tuesday, national holiday)
  • Time: 13:00 ~ 14:00
  • Fee: Admission fee to the museum only
  • Free to participate on the day
  • In cooperation with: Mingu-Seisaku-Gijutsu-Hozonkai (Society for Preserving Arts and Skills of Making Folk Tools)
  • Place: 6. the Sasaki House
    • * The Time may vary.


Workshop of Kabuto Paper-crafting

In this workshop, you can craft a kabuto (a helmet worn by a samurai warrior), by folding a large piece of paper (78cm×78cm). The kabuto is actually wearable.
*The instruction during the workshop is in Japanese only.
*The kit for crafting a kabuto is also for sale at the workshop and our museum shop.

  • Date: May 5 (Tuesday, national holiday), 2026
  • Time: (1)10:00~, (2)11:00~, (3)13:00~, (4)14:00~, (5)15:00~ *About 50 minutes for each
  • Everyone can participate. However, a child under 3rd grade must be accompanied by 1 guardian.
  • Capacity: 10 participants for each time slot
  • Fee: 600 Yen (Pay by cash at the workshop) *Admission fee to our museum required in addition)
  • Admission: Numbered tickets are handed out from 9:30 on the day at the venue
  • Place: 11. The Sakuda House


Traditional Games of the Old Days

You can enjoy some games of the old days such as wheel spinning, play with bamboo toys and experience bamboo craft. (*Some may finish earlier when the materials run out.)

  • Dates: May 5 (Tuesday, national holiday) * in smaller scale if it rains
  • Time: 10:00 ~ 12:00, 13:00~ 15:00
  • Fee: Admission fee only
  • Free to participate on the day
  • In cooperation with: Mingu-Seisaku-Gijutsu-Hozonkai (Society for Preserving Arts and Skills of Making Folk Tools)
  • Place: 13. The Hirose House


Trying On Folk Wears

You can try on folk wears such as straw coat, boots, sandals, and experience carrying straw rice bags with a pole.

  • Dates: May 3 (Sunday, national holiday) ~ May 5 (Tuesday, national holiday)
  • Time: 10:00 ~ 12:00, 13:00 ~ 15:00 * in smaller scale if it rains
  • Fee: admission fee only
  • In cooperation with: Mingu-Seisaku-Gijutsu-Hozonkai (Society for Preserving Arts and Skills of Making Folk Tools)
  • Place: 11. the Sakuda House


Sales of Bamboo Crafts and Woven Works by Mingi-kai

Bamboo crafts and woven works made by Mingi-kai (Society for Preserving Arts and Skills of Making folk tools) are offered at reasonable price.
    * In smaller scale if it rains.

  • Date: May 3 (Sunday, national holiday) ~ May 5 (Tuesday, national holiday), 2026
  • Time: 10:00 ~ 14:30
  • In cooperation with: Mingi-kai (Mingu-Seisaku-Gijutsu-Hozonkai)
  • Place: Bamboo crafts at 13. the Hirose House; Woven works at 1. the Suzuki House

Children’s Festival

Various events are prepared for children and their family!

These events includes trying on folk wears, traditional games, crafting workshops, demonstration of reeling silk from cocoons, folk story telling, gallery talk for children and etc..

*Please refrain from sketching using chairs or easels, or taking photographs using tripods, as it is expected to be crowded.

  • Dates: May 2 (Saturday) ~ May 6 (Wednesday, national holiday), 2026 * in smaller scale if it rains
  • Date and Time: the date and time vary for each event. The details are as below.


Café in the Folk House “Utsuroi” in Spring

Café in the folk house is open this spring for a limited period!
Beside Japanese black tea and baked sweets, daily specials including soup and bread, are served.
Please drop in and have a relaxing time in the Hara house which is an Important Cultural Property of Kanagawa Prefecture. *Some food can be taken away.

Details

  • Opening Date: Saturday, Sunday and national holidays during March 20 (Friday, national holiday) ~ May 6 (Wednesday, national holiday), and April 28 (Tuesday) *There may be Temporary Closures
  • [March] 20 (Friday, national holiday), 21 (Saturday), 22 (Sunday), 28 (Saturday), 29 (Sunday)

    [April] 4 (Saturday), 5 (Sunday), 11 (Saturday), 12 (Sunday), 18 (Saturday), 19 (Sunday), 25 (Saturday), 26 (Sunday), 28 (Tuesday), 29 (Wednesday, national holiday)

    [May] 2 (Saturday), 3 (Sunday, national holiday), 4 (Monday, national holiday), 5 (February, national holiday), 6 (Wednesday, national holiday)

  • Opening Hour: 11:00 ~ 16:00 (last order 15:30) * will close earlier when sold out.
  • Fee: Admission fee for Minkaen is required.
  • Place: the tatami room on the 1st floor of 0. The Hara House

Gallery Talks (for the Children) on the Special Exhibition

There are gallery talks for the Children on the special exhibition "Living in Gokayama - 30th Anniversary of the Registration as a World Heritage Site".
Please feel free to join on the spot.

  • Time: 10:30 ~ (about 20 minutes)
  • Fee: Admission Fee only
  • Presenter: a curator of our museum
  • Place: the exhibition room in the Main Building *It may change. Please confirm on the day.

Please click the link for details of the Special Exhibition "Living in Gokayama - 30th Anniversary of the Registration as a World Heritage Site".