The light-transmissive member 23 is hardened. As shown in FIG. 6E, in Step S24 of hardening the resin, the silicone resin is hardened. In Step S24 of hardening the resin, the silicone resin is heated at 150° C. for 4 hours. Hardening the silicone resin by heat allows the light-diffusing agent 24, which has floated up to the first surface and/or the vicinity of the first surface of the silicone resin, to be fixed at the first surface and/or in the vicinity of the first surface of the silicone resin, so that irregularities are formed on the first surface of the silicone resin. The temperature in the heating is preferably adjusted to a temperature around 150° C. in order to form the irregularities for scattering extraneous light on the first surface of the silicone resin.
The light-emitting device 200 is manufactured through the above steps. The above steps have been described referring to a single light-emitting device 200, but a plurality of light-emitting devices 200 connected to each other through the base members 22 may be formed at once and then may be separated to provide individual light-emitting devices 200.
