Registered Tangible Cultural Properties · Chiba

Mogi Honke Residence Brick Wall

Mogi Honke Residence Brick Wall: Flemish Bond Around a Shrine Corner

An early Showa brick wall, 26 metres long and up to 4.3 metres high in Flemish bond, around the Inari Shrine corner of a Noda soy brewer's estate. Visible outside.

Designation Registered Tangible Cultural Properties

Location Chiba

A Brick Wall Around the Shrine Corner

The Mogi Honke Residence Brick Wall (茂木本家住宅煉瓦塀, Mogi Honke Jūtaku Rengabei) in Noda, Chiba Prefecture, is a brick wall along the road that encloses the Inari Shrine corner of the Mogi Shichizaemon soy sauce brewing family's estate, built in the early Showa era and registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on 15 January 2010.

It turns a corner as it runs around the north and east of the shrine enclosure, 26 metres in all, and it is the youngest of the 13 registered structures. According to Noda City, it is also recognised by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as a Heritage of Industrial Modernization.

Flemish Bond, High in the West, Lower in the East

The brick sits on a stone foundation and is laid in what Japanese builders call furansu-zumi, 'French bond', known in English as Flemish bond: every course alternates stretchers (the long face) and headers (the short end), so long and short faces alternate across the wall. The top is shaped like a small roof.

The height changes along its length. The western 10 metres stand 4.3 metres high, and the rest to the east drops to 3.5 metres. The western stretch is also thicker, with pilasters on its south, inner face.

The Agency for Cultural Affairs says the Mogi Honke Residence Brick Wall makes a heavy counterpart to the estate's board fence. Around the same property, tannin-coated timber on the north and east meets brick at the shrine corner.

Visiting

The wall stands on the road, so its outer face can be seen from the street. Noda City's page on the residence shows a photograph of it, and the Noda City Museum's walking map lists it as visible from outside. The shrine enclosure inside is closed.

Please do not photograph over the wall into the property. Directions are on the Mogi Honke Residence page.

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Q&A

QCan I see the Mogi Honke Residence Brick Wall?: AYes. It runs along the road, so its outer face can be seen from the street. The enclosure inside is closed.

QWhen was the Mogi Honke Residence Brick Wall built?: AIn the early Showa era. It is the youngest of the estate's 13 registered structures.

QHow big is the Mogi Honke Residence Brick Wall?: AIt is 26 metres long. The western 10 metres are 4.3 metres high and the eastern part 3.5 metres.

QHow is the brick laid in the Mogi Honke Residence Brick Wall?: AIn Flemish bond, called French bond in Japan, on a stone foundation, with stretchers and headers alternating in every course and a small roof-like top.

QIs the Mogi Honke Residence Brick Wall a Heritage of Industrial Modernization?: AAccording to Noda City, yes: it is recognised by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Basic Information

Name	Mogi Honke Residence Brick Wall (茂木本家住宅煉瓦塀)
Location	242-10 Higashishitamachi, Noda City, Chiba Prefecture
Designation	Registered Tangible Cultural Property (building); registration no. 12-0138; criterion: contributing to the historic landscape of the nation
Year Designated	Registered 2010/1/15 (Heisei 22)
Quantity	1 structure
Dimensions	Brick, 26 metres long in total; 4.3 metres high on the western 10 metres, 3.5 metres on the east
Owner	Private individual
Public Access	Grounds not open (the outer face can be seen from the road)