Hino Family Residence Sake Brewing Storehouse
East of the family's oldest storehouse, and joined to it in an east-west line, stands the sake brewing kura. It is a large two-storey plaster storehouse first built in 1733, the eighteenth year of the Kyōhō era, and moved to its present spot in the early Taishō period.
The building runs about the same 22-metre length as the storehouse beside it, and its plastered walls open on the east part of the south face through a plaster-clad door. It belongs to the Hino compound in Fukase, Kōda-chō, Aki-Takata, Hiroshima.
Inside, the makers kept the floor almost clear: only two posts stand within, leaving a broad, high working space suited to the vats and labour of brewing.
Why It Matters
The kura was registered on 17 November 2015 for its part in the historic landscape. It records one of the enterprises for which the Hino family, formerly named Nakamura, was known: brewing carried on from the early modern period, later served, according to local accounts, by the household's own small power plant.
The building's value lies in that working history and in its generous interior. Clearing all but two posts from a span of this size took skill, and the result is a space shaped by the demands of production rather than of living.
Standing beside the older storehouse, the brewing kura helps form the grand line of plastered walls that gives the estate its striking scale.
What to Look For
The two long kura seen together, ridge to ridge, make the most memorable image on the site. The plaster-clad door on the south face and the sheer length of wall reward a slow walk along the frontage.
Picture the interior with its two lone posts and the height cleared for brewing, and the building's purpose becomes plain. From the road the paired storehouses stand as the boldest statement of the family's industry.
The residence is private and closed to interior visits, so the brewing storehouse is appreciated from the public road as part of the group. For an accessible outing nearby, the ruins of Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle and the Aki-Takata City Museum of History and Folklore are both close.
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Q&A
- What was this storehouse used for?
- It housed the family's sake brewing, an enterprise carried on from the early modern period.
- When was it built?
- In 1733, and it was moved to its present position in the early Taishō era.
- What is special about the interior?
- Only two posts stand inside, leaving a broad, high space suited to brewing work.
- Can visitors go in?
- No. The residence is private, but the storehouse can be seen from the road.
Basic Information
| Name | Hino Family Residence Sake Brewing Storehouse / 日野家住宅酒造倉 |
|---|---|
| Location | 172 Kō and 172 Otsu (merged), Fukase, Kōda-chō, Aki-Takata, Hiroshima |
| Category | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (building) |
| Registered | 17 November 2015 (registration no. 34-0152) |
| Structure | Two-storey plaster kura, tiled roof, floor area approx. 214 m² |
| Built | 1733 (Kyōhō 18), moved early Taishō |
| Access | Privately owned; not generally open to the public |
References
- 国指定文化財等データベース（文化庁） — 日野家住宅酒造倉
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00010895
- 安芸高田市 — 日野家住宅
- https://www.akitakata.jp/ja/shisei/section/kyouiku/shisekibunkazai/cultural_asset/r899/
- 文化遺産オンライン — 日野家住宅主屋
- https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/276956
Last verified: 2026.07.03