Kawasaki-City Japanese House Museum

This is an outdoor museum which has a purpose of preserving old Japanese houses disappearing rapidly.

Address
Kawasaki-City Tama-Ward Masugata 7-1-1

Getting there
By Train: Take an Odakyu-line train to "Mukogaoka-Yuen" station. Go out of South exit and take a 12 minute walk.
By Car: From Tomei highway, turn left at an exit of Kawasaki interchange, and turn right at the cross-section of "Inuzo" and go straight about 10 minutes.
From Setagaya-Machida line road, turn to the direction of Kawasaki at "Tama Keisatsusho Mae" sign, turn right at the cross-section of "Inao-Bashi" and go straight about 2 minutes.
From Kawasaki-Nakahara Kaido road, turn at the cross-section of "Inao-Bashi" and go straight about 2 minutes.
Parking lots are limited, so it is recommended to use trains on Sundays or Holidays as there are many visitors.

Main Attraction
* More than 20 houses including typical old houses in the eastern Japan, a water mill, a boat house, a Takakura (storage house with high floor) and Noson Kabuki (Kabuki as a ritual of the countryside) theater.
* Exhibition on basic information about Japanese old houses (at main building)
* Exhibition of stone-carved items such as Dosojin (scalpture of God of Travel), Koshinto, Bato-Kannon (scalpture of Female God with Horse Head) and milestones at outdoor. Exhibition of daily tools including farmer's tools, a hand loom, straw crafts and bamboo crafts in the houses.
* schools and presentations about Japanese traditional tools

Business Hours
9:30 to 16:30 (Entrance is closed at 16:00)

Admission Fee
Adult (20 year old or more) 300 yen
Child (6 year old to 20) 100 yen, Student 100 yen
Group discount (10 % ) is available with 30 people or more. Advanced contact is required.

Closed
Monday (Exception : Open on November 23, December 23, January15 and February11 even if it is Monday)
End-and-beginning of year (December 27 to January 4), Inspection day of the museum
Please call to the museum about operation on the day which is a national holiday and also Monday.

Restriction
* No drinking, eating or smoking is allowed outside of designated area.
* No pets are allowed in the museum.
* No music are allowed such as portable radios and musical instruments.
* No taking photographs of items in the museum are allowed for commercial use.
* Permission are needed for activities listed below. For getting permission, call to the museum office.

Publishing of photographs of items in the museum.
Using a tripod or an easel.
Using items of the museum.
Stepping on floors in houses of museum for research.
* There are other rules to keep materials in the outdoor museum. Please keep rules.

Address		Kawasaki-City Tama-Ward Masugata 7-1-1
Getting there		By Train: Take an Odakyu-line train to "Mukogaoka-Yuen" station. Go out of South exit and take a 12 minute walk. By Car: From Tomei highway, turn left at an exit of Kawasaki interchange, and turn right at the cross-section of "Inuzo" and go straight about 10 minutes. From Setagaya-Machida line road, turn to the direction of Kawasaki at "Tama Keisatsusho Mae" sign, turn right at the cross-section of "Inao-Bashi" and go straight about 2 minutes. From Kawasaki-Nakahara Kaido road, turn at the cross-section of "Inao-Bashi" and go straight about 2 minutes. Parking lots are limited, so it is recommended to use trains on Sundays or Holidays as there are many visitors.
Main Attraction		* More than 20 houses including typical old houses in the eastern Japan, a water mill, a boat house, a Takakura (storage house with high floor) and Noson Kabuki (Kabuki as a ritual of the countryside) theater. * Exhibition on basic information about Japanese old houses (at main building) * Exhibition of stone-carved items such as Dosojin (scalpture of God of Travel), Koshinto, Bato-Kannon (scalpture of Female God with Horse Head) and milestones at outdoor. Exhibition of daily tools including farmer's tools, a hand loom, straw crafts and bamboo crafts in the houses. * schools and presentations about Japanese traditional tools
Business Hours		9:30 to 16:30 (Entrance is closed at 16:00)
Admission Fee		Adult (20 year old or more) 300 yen Child (6 year old to 20) 100 yen, Student 100 yen Group discount (10 % ) is available with 30 people or more. Advanced contact is required.
Closed		Monday (Exception : Open on November 23, December 23, January15 and February11 even if it is Monday) End-and-beginning of year (December 27 to January 4), Inspection day of the museum Please call to the museum about operation on the day which is a national holiday and also Monday.
Restriction		* No drinking, eating or smoking is allowed outside of designated area. * No pets are allowed in the museum. * No music are allowed such as portable radios and musical instruments. * No taking photographs of items in the museum are allowed for commercial use. * Permission are needed for activities listed below. For getting permission, call to the museum office. Publishing of photographs of items in the museum. Using a tripod or an easel. Using items of the museum. Stepping on floors in houses of museum for research. * There are other rules to keep materials in the outdoor museum. Please keep rules.

Contact

Kawasaki-City Japanese House Museum
214, Kawasaki-City Tama-Ward Masugata 7-1-1
phone: 81-044-922-2181
fax: 81-934-8652