About the Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Brewing Storehouse
The Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Brewing Storehouse (金光酒造仕込蔵) is the two-storey earthen brewing storehouse of the early Meiji period, extended in the late Meiji 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 two-storey earthen-walled building with a tiled roof and a building area of 409 square metres; registration number 34-0268. 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 Brewing Storehouse was registered as a structure that contributes to the historic landscape of the country. The Agency for Cultural Affairs describes it as the principal building of the brewery.
What to Look For
The brewing storehouse stands in the north-west of the site between the main house and the storage storehouse. Its ridges form a T with the top to the north, with a lean-to on the east of the north-south wing; the east-west wing is hipped (Yosemune-zukuri) and the north-south wing gabled (Kirizuma-zukuri), under pantiles and white plaster (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Sake is brewed on the ground floor, and the upper floor is used for storage (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting the Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Brewing Storehouse
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 Brewing Storehouse built?
- In the early Meiji period, extended in the late Meiji period, (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What shape is the Kanemitsu Brewing Storehouse?
- A two-storey earthen store laid out in a T shape, plastered white (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 Brewing Storehouse registered?
- On April 3, 2020.
- Can you visit the Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Brewing Storehouse?
- It is part of a working brewery with no official visiting information; view it from outside.
Basic Information
| Name | Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Brewing Storehouse (金光酒造仕込蔵) |
|---|---|
| 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 two-storey earthen-walled building with a tiled roof and a building area of 409 square metres |
| Owner | Not listed in the national record |
| Public Access | No official information on public access |
References
- Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Brewing Storehouse (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00013326
Last verified: 2026.10.08
