A Long Store along the Street
The Sekinoichi Sake Brewery Former Sales Warehouse (世嬉の一酒造場旧売場倉庫) is a long plastered store along the street of 1919 in Tamuracho, Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on August 23, 1999 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey plastered storehouse with a tiled roof and a building area of 201 square metres; registration number 03-0026.
A Store South of the Old Shop
The Sekinoichi brewery stands by the Iwai River, on part of the former quarter of the middle and lower samurai of the Ichinoseki domain (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Sato Tokuzo of Surisawa Village bought the Kumabun brewery and rebuilt it, to designs by his cousin Obara Yusuke, a pupil of Tatsuno Kingo.
The former sales warehouse, of 1919, is a plastered storehouse running north to south along the street, south of the former shop and office (Agency for Cultural Affairs). A single-storey gabled building with a tiled roof, 25 metres by 8 metres, it has doors on the courtyard side and at the south gable.
Dark fired bricks along the gable verge, in the same design as the former brewing storehouse, frame the south front to fine effect (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
At the former sales warehouse, look for the dark fired bricks framing the south gable and the long plastered wall along the street (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
They are owned by Sekinoichi Shuzo Co., Ltd. (Agency for Cultural Affairs). According to the company, the Sake Folk Culture Museum in the former brewing storehouse opens from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with admission of 300 yen (200 yen for elementary and junior high school students). The other buildings are in use by the brewery. The 7 buildings are introduced together on the Sekinoichi Sake Brewery page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1919 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How big is it?
- 25 metres by 8 metres.
- What marks the south gable?
- A verge of dark fired bricks.
- Where is it?
- Along the street, south of the old shop.
- When was the Sekinoichi Sake Brewery Former Sales Warehouse registered?
- On August 23, 1999 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Sekinoichi Sake Brewery Former Sales Warehouse (世嬉の一酒造場旧売場倉庫) |
|---|---|
| Location | 14 Tamuracho, Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 1999/08/23 (Heisei 11) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey plastered storehouse, tiled roof, 201 m² |
| Owner | Sekinoichi Shuzo Co., Ltd. |
| Public Access | The museum in the former brewing storehouse is open |
References
- Sekinoichi Sake Brewery Former Sales Warehouse (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00001228
- Museum and Literature Hall (Sekinoichi Shuzo, in Japanese)
- https://sekinoichi.co.jp/museum/
- Sekinoichi Sake Brewery Former Rice Store and Mill (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00001223
Last verified: 2026.10.30
