A Timber Warehouse with a Brick Base
The Kobayashi Sake Brewery Former Beer and Canning Materials Warehouse (Taisho and Showa Life Museum) (小林酒造旧ビール庫・缶詰資材庫（大正・昭和の暮らし館）) is a single-storey timber warehouse of 1920 in Nishiki, Kuriyama Town, Yubari District, Hokkaido, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on October 18, 2006 (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is also known as the Taisho and Showa Life Museum.
The Agency records a single-storey timber building with a sheet-iron roof and a building area of 199 square metres; registration number 01-0078.
A Timber Warehouse on the South Edge
The Kobayashi Sake Brewery Former Beer and Canning Materials Warehouse stands on the south edge of the site, a little to the east. It is a single-storey timber building, 10 by 5 ken, under a gabled sheet-iron roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Inside it is divided into east and west rooms with earth and concrete floors, and it served as a warehouse (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Its name records its use for storing beer and supplies for canning.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered the Kobayashi Sake Brewery Former Beer and Canning Materials Warehouse for its contribution to the historic landscape, noting horizontal board siding over a brick base and gables that show their beams and struts.
Built in 1920, it keeps a timber warehouse on a site dominated by stone and brick. The same treatment appears on the later former rice mill.
What to Look For
Look at the gable ends, where the beams and struts form a timber grid (Agency for Cultural Affairs). That framing, the brick base and the board siding together give the Kobayashi Sake Brewery Former Beer and Canning Materials Warehouse its character.
Compare the gables with those of the former rice mill in the southwest corner to see the same design repeated more than 30 years later.
Visiting
The exterior of the Kobayashi Sake Brewery Former Beer and Canning Materials Warehouse can be seen from the grounds. No official information was found on whether the Taisho and Showa Life Museum inside is open, so ask at the Kitanonishiki Memorial Hall.
Q&A
- When was the Kobayashi Sake Brewery Former Beer and Canning Materials Warehouse built?
- In 1920 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What should I look for at the former beer and canning warehouse?
- The beams and struts in the gables, the board siding and the brick base.
- Can I visit the Taisho and Showa Life Museum?
- The exterior can be seen from the grounds; no official information on interior access was found.
- What is the inside of the warehouse like?
- Two rooms, east and west, with earth and concrete floors.
- When was the Kobayashi Sake Brewery Former Beer and Canning Materials Warehouse (Taisho and Showa Life Museum) registered?
- On October 18, 2006 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Kobayashi Sake Brewery Former Beer and Canning Materials Warehouse (Taisho and Showa Life Museum) (小林酒造旧ビール庫・缶詰資材庫（大正・昭和の暮らし館）) |
|---|---|
| Location | 3-109 Nishiki, Kuriyama Town, Yubari District, Hokkaido |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2006/10/18 (Heisei 18) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey timber, sheet-iron roof, 199 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | Exterior viewable on the grounds (no confirmed information on interior access) |
References
- Kobayashi Sake Brewery Former Beer and Canning Materials Warehouse (Taisho and Showa Life Museum) (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00005717
- Registered Cultural Properties in Hokkaido (Hokkaido Board of Education, Japanese)
- https://www.dokyoi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/hk/bnh/bun-hogo-tourokuitiran.html
Last verified: 2026.10.19
