The Oldest Brewing Store at Ebiki
The Ebiki Miso and Soy Sauce Brewing Storehouse (海老喜味噌醤油仕込蔵) is the oldest brewing store on the site of the late Edo period, restored in 2012 in Toyomamachi Teraike, Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on May 10, 2018 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey plastered storehouse with a metal roof and a building area of 82 square metres; registration number 04-0154.
A Store from the Founding Days
Ebiki is a merchant house of miso and soy-sauce brewers in the old castle town of Toyoma, with eight buildings on its site registered (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The miso and soy-sauce brewing store, of the late Edo period, runs east-west behind the main house and is the oldest building on the site.
Its plastered walls have a namako tile base, with two doors leading to the main house and the workshop. Posts stand every half bay, and the roof frame alternates Japanese trusses on curved beams with sloping beams to keep a tall working space (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The Agency notes that it keeps the character of the business in its founding days.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the roof frame of curved beams and sloping beams in turn and the namako base (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The owner is not listed in the Agency record. According to the Ebiki website, the family business still makes and sells miso and soy sauce here. Ebiki and Tome City give the opening hours of the Kura no Shiryokan museum in the former sake brewery as 9:00 to 17:00, with admission of 200 yen; the former soy-sauce store (Ebiki Hall) is used for group meals by reservation only, and no other building is open inside. The eight buildings are introduced together on the Ebiki page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In the late Edo period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Is it the oldest building?
- Yes, on the site.
- What is the roof frame like?
- Curved and sloping beams in turn.
- Why does it matter?
- It recalls the founding days.
- When was the Ebiki Miso and Soy Sauce Brewing Storehouse registered?
- On May 10, 2018 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Ebiki Miso and Soy Sauce Brewing Storehouse (海老喜味噌醤油仕込蔵) |
|---|---|
| Location | 22 Toyomamachi Teraike, Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2018/05/10 (Heisei 30) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey plastered storehouse, metal roof, 82 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Ebiki Miso and Soy Sauce Brewing Storehouse (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00012274
- Kura no Shiryokan (Ebiki, in Japanese)
- https://ebiki.com/?mode=f3
- Historic sights (Tome City, in Japanese)
- https://www.city.tome.miyagi.jp/kanko/tourism/see/rekishi/index.html
Last verified: 2026.10.28
