A Twenty-Metre Brick Chimney
The Sasaki Shuzo Brick Chimney (佐々木酒造煉瓦煙突) is a brick chimney with a capital-like top of the late Meiji period in Sozu, Tobe Town, Iyo District, Ehime Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on March 2, 2004 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a brick structure 20 metres high; registration number 38-0060.
A Corbelled Top
The brick chimney of Sasaki Shuzo, of the late Meiji period, rises at the south end of the brewery south-west of the main house (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Its square base, six and a half brick lengths a side, tapers in a gentle curve, and corbelled brickwork forms a top like a column capital.
About 20 metres high, it is easily seen from the national road, and the Agency notes that it has become a landmark of the district.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the gently tapering shaft and the corbelled, capital-like top (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The owner is not listed in the Agency record. No official information on public access was found. The main house and brick chimney are introduced together on the Sasaki Shuzo page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In the late Meiji period.
- How tall is it?
- About 20 metres.
- What is the top like?
- Corbelled brick, like a capital.
- Where is it?
- At the south end of the brewery.
- When was the Sasaki Shuzo Brick Chimney registered?
- On March 2, 2004 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Sasaki Shuzo Brick Chimney (佐々木酒造煉瓦煙突) |
|---|---|
| Location | 785 Sozu, Tobe Town, Iyo District, Ehime Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2004/03/02 (Heisei 16) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Brick, 20 m high |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Sasaki Shuzo Brick Chimney (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00004059
Last verified: 2026.10.26
