MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT, LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT, LIGHTING APPARATUS, AND VEHICLE LAMP SYSTEM

To obtain a liquid crystal element having a plurality of alignment domains with a simple configuration. A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal element including: a first process that forms a first substrate having a first alignment film subjected to uniaxial alignment treatment; a second process that forms a second substrate having a second alignment film subjected to uniaxial alignment treatment; a third process that forms a liquid crystal layer between the first alignment film and the second alignment film using a liquid crystal material including a monomer which can be polymerized by light irradiation; and, of a first region and a second region adjacent to each other in the liquid crystal layer in a plane view, a fourth process that performs light irradiation with no voltage applied or with a voltage less than a threshold value applied to the first region.