A Long Oya-Stone Warehouse
The Murai Jozo Stone Storehouse (村井醸造石蔵) is a long warehouse faced in Oya stone of the Taisho period in Makabecho Makabe, Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on December 4, 2000 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey stone building with a tiled roof and a building area of 145 square metres; registration number 08-0046.
Oya Stone over a Timber Frame
The Murai family have brewed in the centre of Makabe since around the mid-Edo period (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The stone storehouse, of the Taisho period, stands across the road from the side storehouse; it is a long gabled building twelve bays deep, entered from the gable end.
It is divided into three rooms inside, with lean-to canopies on the south side facing the road and on the east side with its door. A timber frame with king-post trusses is faced outside in Oya stone, and the Agency calls it a good example of a Taisho warehouse.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the timber frame and king-post trusses wrapped in Oya stone and the long gable-fronted form (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The owner is not listed in the Agency record. These are buildings of a working brewery, and no official information on visits was found. The shop, side storehouse, stone store and chimney are introduced together on the Murai Jozo page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In the Taisho period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How is it built?
- Timber frame faced in Oya stone.
- How big is it?
- Twelve bays long.
- Where is it?
- Across the road from the side storehouse.
- When was the Murai Jozo Stone Storehouse registered?
- On December 4, 2000 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Murai Jozo Stone Storehouse (村井醸造石蔵) |
|---|---|
| Location | 200-1 Makabecho Makabe, Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2000/12/04 (Heisei 12) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey stone, tiled roof, 145 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Murai Jozo Stone Storehouse (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00001996
Last verified: 2026.10.28
