Kankyo Mirin Factory

A Mirin Works Grown in Three Stages

The Kankyo Mirin Factory (甘強味淋工場) is a mirin factory of 1877 in Shiro, Kanie Town, Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on November 10, 2005 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a two-storey earthen-walled storehouse building with a tiled roof and a building area of 759 square metres, extended in 1906 and 1913; registration number 23-0206.

A U-Shaped Works Extended in Stages

The factory stands on the east of the site on a U-shaped plan (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The north range is the oldest; the west range was added next, and then the south range running east from it, giving the present form.

It is basically a two-storey building with earthen storehouse walls, partly of brick, with windows set in neat rows high on the outer walls (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Why It Was Registered

The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape, as a works that shows how a traditional industry grew and that creates a distinctive scene.

What to Look For

Look for the rows of high windows and the U-shaped plan built up in stages (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting

It is owned by Kankyo Shuzo Co., Ltd. (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on public access was found. The former head office and the factory are introduced together on the Kankyo Mirin page.