KANAGAWA

Japan Open Air Folk House Museum

Located 30 minutes from Tokyo and 40 minutes by car from Haneda Airport, this municipal Japanese folklore park in the northern part of Kawasaki City is an outdoor museum that features 25 structures, including traditional Japanese houses, watermills, and Kabuki stages. The buildings are scattered amongst a lush green environment, and you can enjoy the nature of all four seasons. Popular events are also held at the traditional folk houses. In one of the facilities, the traditional crafts building, you can experience indigo dyeing.A gasshō-zukuri house with tall, steep roof and home to the Yamashita family known for their silkworm cultivation and fire farming on the mountain slopes.Similar to the Yamashita House, there was also space under the floors used for the manufacturer of gunpowder.Silkworms were raised in the large attic and papermaking took place on one of the earthen-floored areas.This house was used as both farmhouse and a dye-house.

Culture & Arts

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Address

7-1-1, Masugata, Tama Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa

Business hours

March through October 9:30am-5:00pm (last admission into the park at 4:30pm) November through February 9:30am-4:30pm (last admission into the park at 4:00pm)

Charges

General admission: 550 yen Group rate (20 or more people): 440 yen per person For details, please see the official website.

WEB site

https://www.nihonminkaen.jp/index_english.html https://visitkanagawa.jp/destination/japan-open-air-folk-house-museum/80

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