Farm tools such as “Manga” (harrow) are washed and displayed to celebrate the finishing of rice-planting.

• Date: Thursday, May 15 ~ Tuesday, June 3, 2025
• Time: 9:30 ~ 17:00
• Fee: the Admission Fee Only
• Place: 16. The Kiyomiya House

We exhibit indigo dyed T-shirts with various patterns, which are made by our staff using various techniques.

• Date: Wednesday, May 14 ~ Sunday, August 24, 2025
• Time: 9:30 ~ 17:00
• Fee: Free (inside Dento Kogeikan only). Admission fee required if you visit Minkaen
• Place: Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop

If you need further information about indigo dyeing experience, please check the page for "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.