Former Hashihira Sake Brewery (Kamuro)

Former Hashihira Sake Brewery (Kamuro)

The Former Hashihira Sake Brewery (Kamuro) (旧橋平酒造店（醸室）) is a merchant house that ran a brewery and other trades on the old Oshu Kaido road in Furukawa Nanokamachi, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture; its shop, counting room and main house of the early Meiji period were registered as Registered Tangible Cultural Properties on February 26, 2021 (Agency for Cultural Affairs). They are owned by Kamuro Co., Ltd.

Three Buildings along the Old Road

The shop has bold projecting eaves on deep brackets; to its north stands the plastered counting room, white with a black band under the eaves; and to the west runs the main house with its hip-and-gable entrance porch and reception room (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The three were repaired in 2005 and moved in 2020.

According to the Tohoku Tourism Promotion Organization, the brewery was founded in 1790, and its remodelled stores and house are now the Kamuro commercial complex. Each building is described on its own page.

Visiting

They are owned by Kamuro Co., Ltd. (Agency for Cultural Affairs). According to the Tohoku Tourism Promotion Organization, the complex is about 20 minutes on foot from JR Furukawa Station; check it for opening hours.