2026/06/18 Opening hours9:30~17:00(Last admission 16:30) Today's Events Special Exhibition of Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Inheriting the Indigo -Encountering Fabrics in a Folk House-“For details Access Guide for Visiting Notice 2026/06/16 Tanabata in Minkaen on July 4, 5 2026/04/26 [Important] Temporary Closure of the Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop (West Gate) 2026/04/26 Regarding the Electrical Construction on Buildings in the Museum 2026/01/24 The Nohara House Closed to Visitors due to Construction 2025/03/16 Price Revision of Indigo Dyeing 2025/03/09 Latest Videos of Nihon Minkaen 2023/07/01 Worksheet for Enjoying the Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum More 2021/10/10 New Web Page for the Back Numbers of “News from Nihon Minkaen” Released (updated on October 10, 2021) 2021/08/24 Notice: PDF File of Exhibition Catalogue Ready for Download 2021/05/04 YouTube Channel of Nihon Minkaen (May 8, 2021) Events PREVJune 2026NEXTSMTWTFS31123456Folktales Telling by MangekyoAnnual Event Exhibition “Manga-Arai”Annual Event Exhibition “Manga-Arai”Mini-Exhibition at Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “The Works of Stencil Dyeing Workshop (Beginners class)”78910111213Annual Event Exhibition “Manga-Arai”Annual Event Exhibition “Manga-Arai”Workshop of Indigo Dyeing at the Science Museum “Snow Flake Patterned Handkerchief”Special Exhibition of Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Inheriting the Indigo -Encountering Fabrics in a Folk House-“Folk Tales of Tōno14151617181920Special Exhibition of Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Inheriting the Indigo -Encountering Fabrics in a Folk House-“Special Exhibition of Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Inheriting the Indigo -Encountering Fabrics in a Folk House-“21222324252627Tour about the Architecture of the Folk HousesTour about Living in the Folk HousesSpecial Exhibition of Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Inheriting the Indigo -Encountering Fabrics in a Folk House-“Special Exhibition of Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Inheriting the Indigo -Encountering Fabrics in a Folk House-“Workshop for Experiencing Indigo Dyeing at the Science MuseumAnnual Event Exhibition “The Summer Styled Interior in the Hara House”2829301234Folktales Telling in Regional DialectsWorkshop of Indigo Dyeing at the Science Museum “Snow Flake Patterned Handkerchief”Special Exhibition of Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Inheriting the Indigo -Encountering Fabrics in a Folk House-“Special Exhibition of Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop “Inheriting the Indigo -Encountering Fabrics in a Folk House-“Annual Event Exhibition “The Summer Styled Interior in the Hara House”Annual Event Exhibition “The Summer Styled Interior in the Hara House”Annual Event Exhibition “Tanabata”Tanabata in MinkaenWorkshop of Photography in Minkaen – A Day to Improve Photography Skills Using Folk Houses as Setting Closed X(Twitter) Tweets by KNihonminkaen Leaflets in Multiple Languages Exhibition Catalogue Download