A Store along the Setogawa Canal
The Kaba Sake Brewery Archive Storehouse (蒲酒造場文庫蔵) is a white plastered store along 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 two-storey plastered storehouse with an iron-sheet roof and a building area of 85 square metres; registration number 21-0132.
A Store 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).
The archive storehouse stands east to west north of the main house, along the Setogawa canal that runs past the north of the plot; it is a two-storey gabled store 8 and a half ken by 3 ken with an iron-sheet roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs). A passage 1 ken wide runs through the west of the ground floor, and the door is on the north side.
Its white plaster over battened weatherboards is part of the scene of sake stores along the canal (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
At the Kaba archive storehouse, look for the long white wall along the Setogawa canal and the passage through the ground floor (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?
- North of the main house, on the canal.
- How big is it?
- 8 and a half ken by 3 ken.
- Why does it matter?
- It is part of the canal-side scene.
- When was the Kaba Sake Brewery Archive Storehouse registered?
- On July 31, 2007 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Kaba Sake Brewery Archive Storehouse (蒲酒造場文庫蔵) |
|---|---|
| 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 | Two-storey plastered storehouse, iron-sheet roof, 85 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | Brewery tours by reservation |
References
- Kaba Sake Brewery Archive Storehouse (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00006534
- Kaba Shuzojo (Gifu Prefecture Tourism Federation, in Japanese)
- https://www.kankou-gifu.jp/spot/detail_3836.html
Last verified: 2026.10.30
