Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum (Nihon Minkaen)
Open by month
Partly closed in January: Closed Dec 29 – Jan 3. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): closed.
Open in February. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Partly closed in December: Closed Dec 29 – Jan 3. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): closed.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.
An open-air museum in the Ikuta Ryokuchi woods with 25 old farmhouses and other buildings from eastern Japan, several of them Important Cultural Properties.
Includes 7 Important Cultural Properties
Nearby
- Jindaiji Temple ≈ 35 min by car
- Todoroki Valley ≈ 40 min by car
- Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building ≈ 50 min by car
- Yokohama Chinatown ≈ 50 min by car
- Yamate Bluff & Western-Style Houses (Yokohama) ≈ 50 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Closed or limited
- Closed Dec 29 – Jan 3
- Getting there
- 13 min walk from Mukogaoka-Yuen Sta. south exit (Odakyu Line)
- Fee
- 550 yen (65+ and students 330 yen)
- Good to know
- Closed Mondays (open on holidays); 9:30–17:00 Mar–Oct, to 16:30 Nov–Feb
- Time needed
- 2 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info