Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima / ほしばん絵ろうそく店
Hoshiban Picture Candle Shop
A picture-candle shop on Nanukamachi founded in 1772 as craftsmen to the Aizu domain, where flowers are hand-painted on candles and you can try painting your own (booking required).
Location
Smaller pins are other spots nearby.
Last official check
25 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
24 Dec 2026
Decide before you go
A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.
- Getting there
- Train / Bus / Car
- Admission
- Paid (see the price below)
- Closing days
- Has closing days (see below)
- Booking
- Some things need booking (see the rows below)
Before you go
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- Opening hours
9:00-19:00 (9:00-18:00 in January-March).
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site- Closed
No regular closing day; closed December 31 - January 3.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site- Admission
Painting workshop: adults 2,200 yen (a box with one finished and one plain candle to paint); school students 1,000 yen for one or 2,000 yen for two. Candles: 1,650 yen for two 3-monme, 2,200 yen for two 5-monme.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site- Getting there
3 min on foot from the Nanukamachi-eki stop of the Haikara-san bus, or 10 min by car from Aizu-Wakamatsu IC.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site- Parking
Parking for 2 cars.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site- Accessibility
Partly accessible by wheelchair.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site- Not yet confirmed
Payment
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Address: Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima (Japanese address: 福島県会津若松市七日町3-33)
Official site: https://www.aizukanko.com/spot/57
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Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances. Some locations are approximate, so treat these distances as a rough guide.
Crowds
- Not yet confirmed
Crowd level, Best time to visit, Peak time, Busiest days, Busiest season
no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Latest traveler report
- None yet
Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).
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Visiting respectfully
- Local etiquetteBook ahead for the painting workshop. Watching the workshop process is for customers who make a purchase.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Verification log
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://www.aizukanko.com/spot/57Hours, closing days, access, parking, accessibility, description, activities and shops and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.