About the Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Annex
The Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Annex (金光酒造離れ) is the single-storey timber annex of the late Taisho period at the Kanemitsu sake brewery in Nomio, Kurose-cho, Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on April 3, 2020.
The Agency for Cultural Affairs records it as a single-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 75 square metres; registration number 34-0265. Eight structures at the brewery, the brewing and storage storehouses, packing house, bottling house, annex, well house, gate and wall, and chimney, were registered on the same day (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Annex was registered as a structure that contributes to the historic landscape of the country. The Agency for Cultural Affairs describes it as a brewer's annex adopting sukiya design, such as polished log veranda beams.
What to Look For
The annex runs east-west south of the main house, which faces east in the middle of the site, joined to it by a covered corridor: a single-storey hip-and-gable (Irimoya-zukuri) building with pantiles (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
An eight-mat room with alcove, shelves and writing desk and a six-mat room to the west are wrapped by veranda and corridor, with a bath, toilet and maid's room at the west end (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting the Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Annex
Kanemitsu is a working brewery, and we found no official information on visits to the storehouses. Please view them from outside the site. The address is 1364-2 Nomio, Kurose-cho, Higashihiroshima City.
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Q&A
- When was the Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Annex built?
- In the late Taisho period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is the design of the Kanemitsu Annex like?
- Sukiya-style, with polished log veranda beams (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How many Kanemitsu brewery structures are registered?
- Eight: the brewing and storage storehouses, packing house, bottling house, annex, well house, gate and wall, and chimney (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- When was the Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Annex registered?
- On April 3, 2020.
- Can you visit the Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Annex?
- It is part of a working brewery with no official visiting information; view it from outside.
Basic Information
| Name | Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Annex (金光酒造離れ) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1364-2 Higashimonzen, Nomio, Kurose-cho, Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2020/4/3 (Reiwa 2) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | A single-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 75 square metres |
| Owner | Not listed in the national record |
| Public Access | No official information on public access |
References
- Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Annex (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00013323
Last verified: 2026.10.08
