is a park in the of Tama-ku, Kawasaki,

Kanagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanag ...

, Japan. On display in the park is a collection of 20 traditional ' (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. The park is operated by the city of Kawasaki. Admission is free to visitors who are not older than junior-high-school age. The entrance is a fifteen-minute walk from Mukogaoka-Yuen Station on the

Odakyu Odawara Line , commonly known as Odakyū, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for its '' Romancecar'' series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone. The Odakyu Electric Railway Company ...

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Ikuta Ryokuchi Park (in EnglishJapanese

Kawasaki City Nihon Minka-en (in EnglishJapanese

(old page in English) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nihon Minka-En Parks in Japan Open-air museums in Japan Buildings and structures in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Parks and gardens in Kanagawa Prefecture Museums in Kanagawa Prefecture Vernacular architecture in Japan Thatched buildings

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