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Mogi Honke Residence Former Brewing Storehouse

Mogi Honke Residence Former Brewing Storehouse: A 25-Metre Soy Shed

An early Taisho timber shed, 25 metres long, on the estate of Noda's Mogi Shichizaemon soy brewers; its name recalls the fermenting stage of soy sauce. Private.

Designation Registered Tangible Cultural Properties

Location Chiba

A Long Shed with Soy Sauce in Its Name

The Mogi Honke Residence Former Brewing Storehouse (茂木本家住宅旧仕込倉, Mogi Honke Jūtaku Kyū-Shikomigura) in Noda, Chiba Prefecture, is a single-storey timber storehouse built early in the Taisho era (1912–1926) on the estate of the Mogi Shichizaemon soy sauce brewing family, and it was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on 15 January 2010.

It stands west of the main house, beside the drive that runs from the Main Gate to the carriage porch. It is long and narrow, 25 metres by 6.8 metres, with a building area of 174 square metres, the largest building on the estate after the main house.

Shikomi is the brewer's word for the stage when soybeans, wheat, salt and water are set down in vats to ferment. The Agency for Cultural Affairs describes this building as a trace of the family's soy sauce making, and it is the only structure on the estate whose name refers to the brewing process itself.

Hipped Gables and Washed Aggregate

The roof is Irimoya-zukuri, hip-and-gable, laid with Sangawara-buki pantiles. The walls are rendered in mortar, with a dado of Araidashi washed aggregate. At each gable end the roof framing is left exposed, giving the long building a timber face at either end.

Inside, the floor is mortar and there is no ceiling, so the Wagoya roof structure of beams and struts is open to view from below.

Most of the estate dates from 1926; the Mogi Honke Residence Former Brewing Storehouse is a little older, from the early Taisho years, and it was renovated in 2003.

Visiting

The storehouse is inside a private estate, and the grounds are closed. It lines the drive inside the Main Gate, but how much of it can be seen from outside the gate has not been confirmed.

Please do not photograph through gaps in the gate or fence into the house. Directions are on the Mogi Honke Residence page.

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Q&A

QCan I visit the Mogi Honke Residence Former Brewing Storehouse?: ANo. It is inside a private home, and the grounds are closed.

QWhen was the Mogi Honke Residence Former Brewing Storehouse built?: AEarly in the Taisho era, a little before the 1926 buildings that make up most of the estate. It was renovated in 2003.

QWhat does shikomi mean in the name of the Mogi Honke Residence Former Brewing Storehouse?: AIt is the stage of soy sauce making when the ingredients are set down in vats to ferment. The Agency for Cultural Affairs describes the building as a trace of the family's brewing.

QHow big is the Mogi Honke Residence Former Brewing Storehouse?: AIt is a single-storey timber building of 25 metres by 6.8 metres, with a building area of 174 square metres, the largest on the estate after the main house.

QHow is the Mogi Honke Residence Former Brewing Storehouse built?: AIt has a hip-and-gable pantiled roof, mortar walls with a washed-aggregate dado, a mortar floor and an open roof frame with no ceiling.

Basic Information

Name	Mogi Honke Residence Former Brewing Storehouse (茂木本家住宅旧仕込倉)
Location	242-15 Higashishitamachi, Noda City, Chiba Prefecture
Designation	Registered Tangible Cultural Property (building); registration no. 12-0129; criterion: contributing to the historic landscape of the nation
Year Designated	Registered 2010/1/15 (Heisei 22)
Quantity	1 building
Dimensions	Single-storey timber, tiled roof, building area 174 square metres, 25 metres by 6.8 metres
Owner	Private individual
Public Access	Not open (private home; no access to the grounds)