Folk stories of several regions are told in the regional dialects (usually on the fourth Sunday of even-numbered months).

• Time: 14:00 ~ 14:30
• Fee: The admission fee only
• Capacity: 30 (first come, first served)
• Story teller: Nihon-Minwa-no-Kai

Everybody, from elementary school student to adult, can enjoy and challenge!
A tutorial for beginners will be held before the tournament. And beigomas can be purchased on the venue.

• Date: April 27, 2025 (Sunday) *Canceled if it is rainy.
• Time: The tutorial 10:30~12:00; The tournament 13:30~14:15 *Reception starts from 13:00
• Eligibility: elementary school students and older *the presence of the guardian is required for children younger than 3rd grade student of elementary school
• Capacity: 40 participants
• Admission: Reservation required.
  Please refer to the web page written in Japanese for reservation and more details.
• Fee: 100 Yen *Admission fee to the museum required.
• Venue: 13. the yard of the Hirose House *It may change.

[Please be noted]

• It is a condition of participation that you must be able to wrap your own beigoma string.
• Please refrain from participating if you are not feeling well.
• Beigomas & cords for rental are not available.
• The guardian of a young child should wait outside of the space for the tournament.

Café in the folk house is open this spring for a limited period!
Japanese black tea, baked sweets, and daily specials are served.
Please drop in during your visit to Minkaen, and have a relaxing time here, in the tatami room of the Hara house which has a history of 100 years. *Some food can be taken away.

• Opening Date:
  April: 5 (Sat), 6 (Sun), 12 (Sat), 13 (Sun), 19 (Sat), 20 (Sun), 26 (Sat), 27 (Sun), 29 (Feb, national holiday)
  May: 3 (Sat, national holiday), 4 (Sun, national holiday), 5 (Mon, national holiday), 6 (Feb, national holiday), 10 (Sat), 11 (Sun), 17 (Sat), 18 (Sun), 24 (Sat), 25 (Sun), 31 (Sat)
  June: 1 (Sun), 7 (Sat), 8 (Sun), 14 (Sat), 15 (Sun), 21 (Sat), 22 (Sun), 28 (Sat), 29 (Sun)
  *There might be temporary closure.
• Opening Hour: 11:00 ~ 16:00 (last order 15:30) *closed when sold out.
• Fee: Admission fee for Minkaen is required.
• Place: The Tatami room on the 1st floor of 0. The Hara House
The cafe in the Hara house

We display decorations for May, including warrior's helmet, wishing for the robust growth of boys.

• Date: April 3 (Thursday) ~ May 13 (Tuesday), 2025
• Time: 9:30 ~ 17:00
• Fee: the Admission Fee Only
• Place: 0. The Hara House

We exhibit indigo-dyed works with patterns in connection with Tango no Sekku (the Boys' Festival), koinobori (carp-shaped streamer) and etc.

• Date: March 12 (Wednesday) ~ May 6 (Tuesday, national holiday), 2025
• Time: 9:30 ~ 17:00
• 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. For further information, please refer to the page of Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop.

Not too long ago, when mountains and rivers were the most familiar nature surroundings, rivers and irrigation water were directly involved in daily lives. This exhibition displays the folk tools (materials from the Minkaen collection and folklore materials from Kawasaki City) once used in the "living with the river" and introduce the traditional way of life mainly around Kawasaki City. Furthermore, the exhibition will introduce water utilization and water transportation facilities, disaster countermeasures, and traces of faith centered on the Tama River, using photographs, illustrations, and related folk tools, to reconsider coexistence with the environment.

• Period: January 4 (Saturday) ~ May 25 (Sunday), 2025
• Hours: 9:30 ~ 16:30 * 9:30 ~ 17:00 from March
• Fee: Admission Fee only
• Place: the Exhibition Room in the Main Building

*There are gallery talks presented by a curator, including special versions for children.

• Date:
  for all ages: January 19 (Sunday), March 8 (Saturday), April 29 (Tuesday, national holiday) 14:00 ~ (about 30 minutes)
  for children: February 24 (Monday, national holiday), May 3 (Saturday, national holiday) 10:30 ~ (about 20 minutes)
• Place: the Exhibition Room in the Main Building

* There is a lecture related to this exhibition on March 23. Click this link written in Japanese for details.