A curator of the Minkaen will give explanations based on interviews about how people lived in the folk houses of each area.
You can join or leave halfway through the tour, so please feel free to join on the spot.
*There is also a tour about the architecture of the folk houses.

• Time: 14:00 ~ (about 1 hour)
• Fee: Admission fee only
• Explanation: A curator of Minkaen

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

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.

• 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