The Brewery Office with Rooms for the Master Brewer
The Daiichi Shuzo Brewery Office (第一酒造酒蔵事務所) is a brewery office of the mid Meiji period, altered in the late Showa period in Tajimacho, Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on November 29, 2016 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey and partly two-storey timber building with a tiled roof, covering 360 square metres; registration number 09-0226.
An Office with Counting Room and Boiler Room
The brewery office of Daiichi Shuzo runs north-south from the east end of the storehouse's south side, a gabled building entered at the gable end (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
At first the southern half by the entrance was the counting room and the northern half by the storehouse the boiler room. Upstairs are living quarters for the master brewer. A large opening in the middle of the south side, leading to an earth floor, recalls the days of transport by horse cart (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape, a building that with the storehouse forms the scene of a sake brewery.
What to Look For
Look for the large opening left from horse-cart days and the master brewer's quarters upstairs (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
No official information on visiting the brewery was found.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In the mid Meiji period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How was it first used?
- Counting room to the south, boiler room to the north.
- What is upstairs?
- Living quarters for the master brewer.
- How is Tajimacho read?
- Ta-ji-ma-cho, according to the Japan Post postcode data.
- When was the Daiichi Shuzo Brewery Office registered?
- On November 29, 2016 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Daiichi Shuzo Brewery Office (第一酒造酒蔵事務所) |
|---|---|
| Location | 488 Tajimacho, Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2016/11/29 (Heisei 28) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single storey, partly two, timber, tiled roof, 360 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Daiichi Shuzo Brewery Office (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00011258
Last verified: 2026.10.18
