About the Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Chimney
The Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Chimney (金光酒造煙突) is the brick chimney 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 brick, 12 metres high; registration number 34-0272. 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 Chimney was registered as a structure that contributes to the historic landscape of the country. The Agency for Cultural Affairs notes that it is visible from afar and has become a local landmark.
What to Look For
The chimney stands north-east of the packing house, of brick in English bond on a square base about 1.5 metres on each side (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
It is about 12 metres tall, its top decorated with a band of corbelled brick and strengthened with steel (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting the Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Chimney
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 Chimney built?
- In the early Showa period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How tall is the Kanemitsu Chimney?
- About 12 metres (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 Chimney registered?
- On April 3, 2020.
- Can you visit the Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Chimney?
- It is part of a working brewery with no official visiting information; view it from outside.
Basic Information
| Name | Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Chimney (金光酒造煙突) |
|---|---|
| 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 | Brick, 12 metres high |
| Owner | Not listed in the national record |
| Public Access | No official information on public access |
References
- Kanemitsu Sake Brewery Chimney (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00013330
Last verified: 2026.10.08
