In this workshop, you can choose from a variety of colored strings, wind them around a grid of nails hammered into a wooden board to form geometric patterns.
The theme this time is "drops", which evokes the image of rain and water in the hydrangea season.
Please be noted that the instructions is given in Japanese. Reservation is required. Please see the page written in Japanese for details.

• Date: May 31 (Saturday)
• Time: ①10:00 ~ 11:30　②13:30 ~ 15:00　
• Fee: 3,000 Yen (the admission fee to Nihon Minkaen of the participator is included; the admission fee for the accompany is required )
• Capacity: 16 participants for each time slot
• Place: the 2nd floor of 0. The Hara House

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".

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