2026/03/31

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


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.

  • 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