3/12/2007

Nihon Minka-en (日本民家園, Nihon Minka-en) is a park in the Ikuta Ryokuchi (生田緑地, Ikuta Ryokuchi) Park of Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. On display in the park is a collection of 20 traditional minka (民家, minka) (farm houses) from various parts of Japan, especially thatched-roofed houses from eastern Japan. Of these, nine have received the designation of Important Cultural Assets from the national government. The houses are varied, and include examples from regions of heavy snow, lodgings for travellers, and a theatrical stage. Visitors can see regional variety and differences in construction.

If you’re looking to getaway from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo, Japan this is the place to go. Things like feeling the green grass on your toes, fresh air, historical houses that reminisce of the times before Tokyo was filled with skyscrapers and huge electrical poles are what you can expect at Nihon Minka-en. You can just simply immerse yourself in the life of what once was - simple and beautiful.

The park is operated by the city of Kawasaki. Admission is free to visitors of junior-high-school age and under. The entrance is a fifteen-minute walk from Mukogaoka-Yuen Station on the Odakyu Odawara Line.

For more information visit their WEBSITE: Nihon Minka-en

Source: Wikipedia