Mini Chochin Lantern Painting Experience

From AUD $57

Highlights

  • Interact directly with 4th- and 5th-generation Japanese Chochin lantern craftsmen from a lantern shop with over 100 years of history.

  • Enjoy a behind-the-scenes visit inside a traditional lantern workshop, surrounded by professionally crafted Chochin lanterns.

  • Learn traditional lantern painting techniques with step-by-step guidance from a professional artisan and create your own unique mini Chochin lantern.

  • Take home a hand-painted lantern you designed yourself—an authentic keepsake from Fukuoka.

  • Located close to Kushida Shrine, a famous Fukuoka landmark where Chochin lanterns from this historic shop are used.

  • Ideal for travelers interested in Japanese traditions, craftsmanship, and cultural experiences.

  • Duration

    1 hour (approx.)

  • Offered in

What is included

  • Chochin paper lantern

  • Tool rental for painting on the lantern

  • All Fees and Taxes

ITINERARY

Meeting / Pickup Point

Japan, 〒812-0026 Fukuoka, Hakata Ward, Kamikawabatamachi, 11−８ 川端中央ビル
Our shop is a one-minute walk from Exit 5 of Nakasu-Kawabata Station on the subway, if you turn left. Look for the big red lantern.

Start time

10:30:00

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Japan, 〒812-0026 Fukuoka, Hakata Ward, Kamikawabatamachi, 11−８ 川端中央ビル

What To Expect

This is an experience where you can paint a mini Chochin lantern at a long-established Chochin lantern shop that has been in business for over 100 years and take them home as a souvenir. You can paint your favorite illustrations, letters, and other designs, and you can even write your name in kanji (the craftsman will teach you the kanji). The Chochin lanterns are designed to be displayed upright and folded small, making them easy to take home with you.


You can directly interact with fourth and fifth-generation Chochin lantern craftsmen from a long-established Chochin Lantern shop that was founded over 100 years ago • The experience takes place in a workshop, so you can see many professional works. In the painting experience, you can receive instruction from a professional craftsman and create your own original design. Kushida Shrine, where the Chochin lanterns from this shop are used, is located nearby.























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    • Available from 24 Dec 2025 until 24 Dec 2026

    • Other start times: 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM

    • Wheelchair accessible

    • Stroller accessible

    • Transportation is wheelchair accessible

    • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible

    • Most travelers can participate

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