A Brewing Store on the Canal
The Kaba Sake Brewery Brewing Storehouse No. 1 (蒲酒造場仕込蔵一) is a single-storey brewing store on the Setogawa canal of 1906 in Furukawacho Ichinomachi, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on July 31, 2007 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey plastered storehouse with an iron-sheet roof and a building area of 139 square metres; registration number 21-0133.
A Store with Small Windows on the Canal
The Kaba brewery occupies a plot facing south onto Ichinomachi-dori in Hida Furukawa, with the Setogawa canal along its north side; its buildings date from 1906, after the great fire of 1904 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Brewing storehouse No. 1 stands east to west in the north-west of the plot along the Setogawa canal, a single-storey gabled store 7 ken by 6 ken with an iron-sheet roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It has 3 small windows in the north wall facing the canal and a loading door toward the east.
The Agency counts it among the elements of the scene formed by the canal and its white plastered stores.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
At Kaba brewing storehouse No. 1, look for the white wall facing the canal with its 3 small windows (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The owner is not listed in the Agency record. It is a working brewery; according to the Gifu Prefecture Tourism Federation, tours must be booked a week ahead and are not offered from October to December, costing 500 yen per person for up to 10 people, with guidance in Japanese only. The main house, side storehouse, archive storehouse and 2 brewing storehouses are introduced together on the Kaba Sake Brewery page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1906 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where is it?
- In the north-west of the plot, on the canal.
- How big is it?
- 7 ken by 6 ken, single-storey.
- What about windows?
- 3 small windows face the canal.
- When was the Kaba Sake Brewery Brewing Storehouse No. 1 registered?
- On July 31, 2007 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Kaba Sake Brewery Brewing Storehouse No. 1 (蒲酒造場仕込蔵一) |
|---|---|
| Location | 6-6 Furukawacho Ichinomachi, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2007/07/31 (Heisei 19) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey plastered storehouse, iron-sheet roof, 139 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | Brewery tours by reservation |
References
- Kaba Sake Brewery Brewing Storehouse No. 1 (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00006535
- Kaba Shuzojo (Gifu Prefecture Tourism Federation, in Japanese)
- https://www.kankou-gifu.jp/spot/detail_3836.html
Last verified: 2026.10.30
