Nihon Minka-en (Japanese Open-Air Folk House Museum)
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Masugata, 7-1-1
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An excellent collection of traditional houses, moved here from all over Japan. Two dozen buildings are nestled in a wooded valley. Smaller than the open-air house museum in Takayama, it is of equal quality, and far more accessible. Relocation of traditional houses from all over Japan to Minka-en started in 1965, and by 2010 there are over two dosens of houses, including a village Kabuki stage, a shrine, and others. Near the West Gate, there is a Traditional Indigo Dyeing Workshop, and one can try to dye cloth him/herself.
A 15-minute walk from Mukougaoka-yuen station of the Odakyu line, which runs from Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, or 25 minutes walk from Noborito station (JR Nambu line).
www.city.kawasaki.jp/88/88minka/home/minka_e.htm
Open: 9:30-17:00 (November to February 9:30-16:30); last entry 30 minutes before closing
Admission fee: adults 500 Yen; colledge & Senior High School and people 65 y.o. and older - 300 Yen; children (Junior High School & younger) and Kawasaki City residents - free. Group rates (20 persons or more, if booked in advance) - adult 400 Yen, students and aged persons - 240 Yen
Closed: mondays (Tuesdays if Monday is a holiday); the next day after a national holiday (open if the next day falls on Saturday or Sunday); and from 28 December to 3 January.
No pets; no smoking; no drinking or eating except in designated areas; no commercial photography. Use of tripods/easels upon prior permission.
7-1-1 Masugata, Tama-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa, 214-0032
Phone: 044(922)2181
Fax: 044(934)8652
A 15-minute walk from Mukougaoka-yuen station of the Odakyu line, which runs from Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, or 25 minutes walk from Noborito station (JR Nambu line).
www.city.kawasaki.jp/88/88minka/home/minka_e.htm
Open: 9:30-17:00 (November to February 9:30-16:30); last entry 30 minutes before closing
Admission fee: adults 500 Yen; colledge & Senior High School and people 65 y.o. and older - 300 Yen; children (Junior High School & younger) and Kawasaki City residents - free. Group rates (20 persons or more, if booked in advance) - adult 400 Yen, students and aged persons - 240 Yen
Closed: mondays (Tuesdays if Monday is a holiday); the next day after a national holiday (open if the next day falls on Saturday or Sunday); and from 28 December to 3 January.
No pets; no smoking; no drinking or eating except in designated areas; no commercial photography. Use of tripods/easels upon prior permission.
7-1-1 Masugata, Tama-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa, 214-0032
Phone: 044(922)2181
Fax: 044(934)8652
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihon_Minka-en
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Coordinates: 35°36'35"N 139°33'36"E
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Kawasaki Intenational Ikuta-Ryokuchi Golf Course
Tama-ku (ward), Kawasaki
Meiji University, Ikuta Campus
Nagasawa Water Purification Plant of Kawasaki City Waterworks
Shunju-en Cemetery
Ikuta Water Purification Plant
Miyamae-ku (ward), Kawasaki
Japan Women's University Nishi-Ikuta Campus
Asao-ku (ward), Kawasaki