2026/03/24
Today's Events
Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Tango no Sekku”
Indigo-dyed works with patterns associated with "Tango no Sekku" (the Boys' Festival), koinobori (carp-shaped streamer) and etc., are on exhibit.
- Date: March 11 (Wednesday) ~ May 6 (Wednesday, national holiday), 2026
- Time: 9:30 ~ 17:00
- Fee: Free (inside Dento Kogeikan only) *Admission fee required to visit Nihon Minkaen
- Place: Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop
Annual Event Exhibition “Kokagesan Festival”
With nobori (banner flags) erected, cocoons and crops offered, we recreate the festival scene at the Kokagesan shrine, which is dedicated to the deity of sericulture.
- Period: Thursday, March 5 ~ Tuesday, March 24, 2026
- Time: Free to visit during opening hours
- Fee: Admission fee only
- Place: 18. the Kokagesan Shrine
Annual Event Exhibition “Higan”
The display for "Higan" conducted by the Kitamura Family in Hadano city is on exhibit.
- Period: March 5 (Thursday) ~ March 24 (Tuesday), 2026
- Time: Free to visit during opening hours
- Fee: Admission fee only
- Place: 15. the Kitamura House
Special Exhibition “Living in Gokayama – 30th Anniversary of the Registration as a World Heritage Site”: October 1 ~ May 24
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.
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





