The Japan Open-air Folk House Museum is an outdoor museum opened in 1967 in order to preserve the disappearing traditional houses to the feuture. Twenty five buildings are on display, mainly typical examples from the eastern Japan, including the Water Mill, Ferryman's Hut, the Storehouse on Stilts, and the Kabuki Stage.
The gassho-zukuri houses with steeply pitched roof of in Shirakawa mura and Gokayama(a world heritage site) attract many visitors.
Hours | March to October: 9:30 am to 5:00 pm (last admission at 4:30 pm) November to February: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm (last admission at 4:00 pm) |
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Closing and Holidays | Mondays (open on holidays) The days after national holidays (open on Saturdays and Sundays) New Year's period (December 29 to January 3) |
Admission | Adults: 500 yen Students: 300 yen (*16+ whit valid ID) Seniors(65+): 300 yen (free for those 65 or older living in Kawasaki City) *Please show proof of your age and where you live (e.g. your driver's license, insurance card, Fukuju Book silver pass, etc.) Children(15 and under): free |
Available Items & Facilities | Wheelchairs, baby strollers and lockers are available free of change at the front gate. Accessible toilets and a nursing room are available. |
Web site | http://english.nihonminkaen.jp/ |