Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum

Nihon Minka-en (Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum) is an open-air museum in Kawasaki City that preserves a remarkable collection of historic Japanese folk houses, including farmhouses and merchant houses relocated from across Japan. Many structures are designated Important Cultural Properties of Japan. The museum is organised into distinct regional villages: the Post Town, Shin-Etsu Regional Village, Kanto Regional Village, Kanagawa Regional Village, and Tohoku Regional Village, as well as an Exhibition Hall. Visitors can also experience traditional Japanese indigo dyeing at the on-site Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop. English-language guided tours are available by advance reservation. The museum is situated within the Ikuta Ryokuchi Park in the Tama district of Kawasaki.