

If you wish to create a Zen decor, it is extremely important to not neglect the lighting. With a few paper lanterns as outdoor lighting, you will create a nice Japanese garden where it feels good to relax as night falls. In summer, these Japanese paper lamps with bamboo or cherry blossom patterns are a very nice garden decoration. Easy to assemble, inexpensive and with a traditional yet contemporary design! Nowadays, new models exist, featuring metal structures that replaced the bamboo ones and with different shapes, such as the Japanese ball lamp.

Suspended on the ceiling or placed on a table, it will warmly light up your kitchen, dining room or bedroom. The paper lamp has become the essential interior decoration item for creating a Japanese atmosphere in your home. A Japanese paper lamp for creating a Zen atmosphere These lanterns are also used during religious rituals or hung in front of temples. Red Japanese lanterns, called Aka, are traditionally hung in front of taverns or sake bars. White lanterns with black or red lettering are generally used as illuminated signboards in front of stores in Japanese cities. Originally from China, Japanese adapted it to their culture by providing it with the ability to be folded together like an accordion for easy storage. This Japanese lantern is recognizable by its spiral-shaped bamboo structure on which is stretched paper or silk. There are various types of Japanese lamps but the most emblematic of the Land of the Rising Sun remains the chôchin. With this red lantern hanging in your kitchen, bedroom or living room, you will definitely feel as if you are in the land of the rising sun. The red version is the most typical Japanese lantern and can still be found in front of shops and sake bars in Japanese cities. You can also hang these lanterns on tree branches to create your own Zen garden for summer. Embellished with Japanese patterns such as cherry blossoms or bamboo shoots, the Japanese paper ball lantern is a very beautiful piece of decoration either for hanging on the ceiling or as a lampshade. This Japanese paper, made from mulberry tree fiber, is soft, strong and resistant to folds and tears. The Japanese lantern for a zen and subdued atmosphereĬreate a Zen and subdued atmosphere in your home with our Japanese washi paper lamps. Once used as the only source of light in Japan, the Japanese lantern has become a decorative item that is still very present in Japanese decor.
