About the Kinryo Fujii Family Residence Main House
The Kinryo Fujii Family Residence Main House (金両藤井家住宅主屋) is the two-storey timber house of the brewery owner of about 1918 at the Kinryo soy sauce brewery in Noma, Shodoshima Town, Shozu District, Kagawa Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on January 31, 2003.
The Agency for Cultural Affairs records it as a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 218 square metres; registration number 37-0134, owned by Kinryo Co., Ltd. Six structures at Kinryo, the north moromi storehouse, soy sauce storehouse, and the Fujii main house, storehouse, main gate and wall, were registered on the same day (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Kinryo Fujii Family Residence Main House was registered as a building that has become a model of design. The Agency for Cultural Affairs values it as showing how a brewery owner lived.
What to Look For
The Fujii main house runs east-west at the centre of the residential southern half of the site, nine bays by five under a hip-and-gable (Irimoya-zukuri) pantile roof, made to look like a house with a low upper floor (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
A hip-and-gable entrance porch projects towards the east of the south side; a ten-mat reception room is in the south-west corner at the upper end, and a counting room and earth-floored area at the lower east end (Agency for Cultural Affairs), combining business and hospitality under one roof.
Hishio no Sato
According to Shodoshima Town, Hishio no Sato is an area of soy sauce breweries and the houses of families who prospered from the trade; many brewery buildings are registered cultural properties still used for brewing today.
Visiting the Kinryo Fujii Family Residence Main House
Shodoshima Town advises checking with each business before visiting the soy sauce breweries of Hishio no Sato. According to the Agency for Cultural Affairs, the western half of the Kinryo soy sauce storehouse is used as a soy sauce shop. The address is 842-1 Uchihama-ko, Noma, Shodoshima Town; enquiries to the Shodoshima Town lifelong learning section (0879-82-7015).
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Q&A
- When was the Kinryo Fujii Family Residence Main House built?
- In about 1918 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How big is the Kinryo Fujii Main House?
- Nine bays by five, hip-and-gable with pantiles (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is the plan of the Kinryo Fujii Main House?
- A ten-mat reception room in the south-west and a counting room and earth floor to the east (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Can you visit the Kinryo Fujii Family Residence Main House?
- Check with the business before visiting (Shodoshima Town).
- When was the Kinryo Fujii Family Residence Main House registered?
- On January 31, 2003.
Basic Information
| Name | Kinryo Fujii Family Residence Main House (金両藤井家住宅主屋) |
|---|---|
| Location | 842-1 Uchihama-ko, Noma, Shodoshima Town, Shozu District, Kagawa Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2003/1/31 (Heisei 15) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | A two-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 218 square metres |
| Owner | Kinryo Co., Ltd. |
| Public Access | Check with the business before visiting |
References
- Kinryo Fujii Family Residence Main House (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00003141
- Modern industrial heritage of Hishio no Sato (Shodoshima Town)
- https://www.town.shodoshima.lg.jp/gyousei/kakuka/shogaigakushuka/2/1/3151.html
Last verified: 2026.10.08
