Yanai Nishigura/goldfish lantern experience
Yanai Nishigura is a wooden, tile-roofed, one-story warehouse with white walls built in the 1920s, and was known as a soy sauce warehouse by the nickname "nishigura" until about 1980. You can currently try your hand at making goldfish lanterns and Yanaijima loom weaving.
It also offers tourist information on the white-walled buildings in the town.
It also offers tourist information on the white-walled buildings in the town.
More Information about Yanai Nishigura/goldfish lantern experience
Street address
- 3700-8 Yanai, Yanai City, Yamaguchi
About YAMAGUCHI Access
- About 10 minutes by foot from Yanai Station on the JR Sanyo Main Line
Opening Hours
- 9:00-17:00
Closed
- Tuesdays (the following day if Tuesday falls on a holiday),
December 29th to January 3rd
Best season
- All year
Point
- ● Goldfish lantern making (reservation required)
9:00-16:00
(30 minutes)
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