About the Kinryo North Moromi Storehouse
The Kinryo North Moromi Storehouse (金両北諸味蔵) is the single-storey timber moromi storehouse of the Taisho era 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 single-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 777 square metres; registration number 37-0132, 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 North Moromi Storehouse was registered as a structure that contributes to the historic landscape of the country. The Agency for Cultural Affairs describes it as the central building of the brewing works that fill the northern half of the site.
What to Look For
The north moromi storehouse runs east-west in the north-west corner of a trapezoidal site south of the left bank of the Umaki River, east of Umaki harbour on Uchinomi Bay: a gabled (Kirizuma-zukuri) pantile-roofed soy sauce store 80 metres long (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Its long north wall, with a tall board dado and plastered window band above, faces the road along the Umaki River (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
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 North Moromi Storehouse
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 North Moromi Storehouse built?
- In the Taisho era (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How long is the Kinryo North Moromi Storehouse?
- 80 metres (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What does the Kinryo North Moromi Storehouse look like?
- A long north wall with a tall board dado and plastered windows above (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Can you visit the Kinryo North Moromi Storehouse?
- Check with the business before visiting (Shodoshima Town).
- When was the Kinryo North Moromi Storehouse registered?
- On January 31, 2003.
Basic Information
| Name | Kinryo North Moromi Storehouse (金両北諸味蔵) |
|---|---|
| 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 single-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 777 square metres |
| Owner | Kinryo Co., Ltd. |
| Public Access | Check with the business before visiting |
References
- Kinryo North Moromi Storehouse (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00003139
- 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
