About the Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Gate and Wall
The Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Gate and Wall (金光酒造門及び塀) is the timber gate and wall of the early Showa 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 timber gate with a tiled roof, 1.9 metres wide, and timber walls with tiled copings, 5.6 metres in total; registration number 34-0271. 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 Gate and Wall was registered as a structure that contributes to the historic landscape of the country. The Agency for Cultural Affairs describes the gate and wall as dividing off the garden and forming the front of the property.
What to Look For
The gate and wall run east from the main house in the south-east of the site, 7.6 metres in all, with a one-bay yakuimon gate at the centre (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The gate sets a flattened crossbeam on its main posts, with double beams carrying a gabled (Kirizuma-zukuri) pantile roof. The flanking walls carry their tiled roofs on brackets projecting from the posts (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting the Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Gate and Wall
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 Gate and Wall built?
- In the early Showa period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How is the Kanemitsu Gate and Wall laid out?
- 7.6 metres in all, with a one-bay yakuimon at the centre and walls either side (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 Gate and Wall registered?
- On April 3, 2020.
- Can you visit the Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Gate and Wall?
- It is part of a working brewery with no official visiting information; view it from outside.
Basic Information
| Name | Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Gate and Wall (金光酒造門及び塀) |
|---|---|
| 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 structure |
| Dimensions | A timber gate with a tiled roof, 1.9 metres wide, and timber walls with tiled copings, 5.6 metres in total |
| Owner | Not listed in the national record |
| Public Access | No official information on public access |
References
- Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Gate and Wall (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00013329
Last verified: 2026.10.08
