To provide a method of manufacturing a Japanese-style lighting door with extremely excellent workability at a low cost in a favorable work environment which uses Japanese paper itself to a lighting part of a door, which achieves expressions of Japanese-style design by making it stand out more vividly, and which expresses excellent design effect by chamfering design in the manner of a cut glass.

In the method for manufacturing of the frame-member assembly lighting door with Japanese-style patterns, a translucent panel, a frame member, Japanese paper, an elastic member, an adhesive, a work bench, a ruler used for positioning, and a distinguishing mark are made available. An engagement groove used for engaging the end of the translucent panel is formed on the inner surfaces of a stile and a rail, and the elastic member is attached in the engagement groove. After spraying a little of crylics adhesives on the surface of the Japanese paper, the adhesive is cured. Then, moisture is eliminated to a sufficient degree, and the Japanese paper is gripped between the two translucent panels while positioning the Japanese paper in accordance with the distinguishing mark. Then the Japanese-paper-bearing translucent panel is manufactured, and the peripheral edge of the end of the Japanese-paper-bearing translucent panel is engaged with the engagement groove. Curing is performed until the adhesive hardens, and the painting finishing of the stile and the rail is performed as necessary.