Japanese Temple Miniature Dollhouse
0 0 reviewsA three-level Japanese house with a garden pavilion, lanterns and a moon gate.
- Three levels of Japanese architecture.
- A garden pavilion, bamboo and a moon gate.
- A rich build for several evenings.
- Multi-zone warm LED across the levels.
- DIY
- LED included
- Ages 14+
- Level 4/5
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A Japanese house on your desk, every night.
Switch off the lamp: every level glows warm.
The build, one evening at a time
Three evenings to bring the scene to life
No experience needed: the color manual guides you, piece by piece. Go at your own pace, a cup of tea at your side.
- 4/5difficulty
- 1color manual
1Evening 1Pop out the pieces and glue the frame
Follow the manual, step by step: the three levels go up one by one.
2Evening 2The house takes shape
Lattice screens, lanterns and the writing table: the levels stack up.
3Evening 3Add the AA batteries and switch off the lights
Turn it on and the pavilion glows from within.
Tech specs
- Finished size
- 10.6 × 10.6 × 11.8 in (27 × 27 × 30 cm)
- Lighting
- Multi-zone warm LED (AA batteries not included)
- Difficulty
- 4 / 5
- Recommended age
- 14+
- Glue
- Wood glue required (not included)
- Batteries
- AA batteries required (not included)
Is it right for you?
Level 4 of 5: for patient builders who love fine details.
- Builders with some experience who love detail
- Fans of Japan and its architecture
- A gift to build together
What's in the box
Everything inside the kit
- PiecesLaser-cut wooden pieces
- Miniature décorEverything in the scene
- LightingLED
- Illustrated color manualStep by step
- Wood glue required (not included)
- AA batteries required (not included)
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Everything about the Japanese Temple Miniature Dollhouse
Japanese Temple Miniature:
A World That Rises in Three Floors
The great traditional residences of East Asia were not single buildings. They were compositions a sequence of courts, pavilions, galleries and gardens arranged around a central axis, each space flowing into the next, the whole designed to be experienced as a journey rather than a destination. You entered through a gate. You crossed a garden. You climbed through a series of increasingly intimate spaces until you reached, at the highest point, the room that held the most precious things.
This miniature follows exactly that logic. Three levels, each with its own character. A ground-level garden pavilion with a hexagonal tiled floor and bamboo surrounding it, warm with golden light. A first-floor gallery with carved lattice screens and red tasseled lanterns, inhabited by a miniature figure at her writing table. A top-floor chamber, the inner sanctum with blue glazed tile roof, open to the sky, filled with the particular amber warmth of a room that is used and loved and quiet.
Around the base: a garden of bamboo, flowering red and yellow plants, stone paths and a boundary wall with a moon gate. The blue of the tile roofs runs through every level, tying the whole composition together against the brown of aged wood and the green of living things.
Details of the Miniature Dollhouse Kit : Sushi
- Material Wood, foam, paper and decorative accessories
- Difficulty level : 4/5
- Assembled dimensions W: 27 cm · D: 27 cm · H: 30 cm
- Lighting Multi-zone warm LED (AA batteries required, not included)
- Recommended age 14 years and up
Three Levels, What You're Building
A hexagonal open pavilion at garden level, columns, a tiled floor, a lantern within. Bamboo grows around it. The surrounding garden features stone paths, flowering plants in red and yellow, a boundary wall and moon gate. Warm LED light fills the pavilion from within, casting a golden circle on the ground at night.
A covered gallery with ornate carved lattice screens, a wooden balcony railing overlooking the garden, and red tasseled hanging lanterns. A miniature figure sits at a writing table, a scholar, a poet, someone with time and a view. Furnished with the objects of an interior life: brushes, vases, a folding screen.
The highest and most intimate level, a bedroom or study beneath the distinctive double-eaved blue glazed tile roof. A sleeping platform with draped textiles, ceramic vases in blue and white, hanging tassel ornaments in red. The room of someone who has climbed to the top of their own world and chosen to stay.
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What's in a Wood Miniatures kit?
Every kit comes with precisely laser-cut wooden pieces and all the décor of its scene, plus an illustrated color manual that guides you step by step.
The exact contents of each kit (lighting, batteries, glue) are listed above, in “What's in the box”.
Do I need glue?
Yes. Wood glue is required and not included: use a standard wood glue (white PVA glue), easy to find at any craft or hardware store.
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How long does delivery take?
Orders ship within 1–2 business days and are delivered 6–8 days after you order in the US. You'll get a tracking link as soon as your order ships.
Can I return my order?
Yes. You have 30 days from delivery to request a return, as long as the kit is unused, unbuilt and in its original packaging. Email support.miniatures@gmail.com with your order number.