A Barrel Store with the Brewery's Back Gate
The Daiichi Shuzo Former Barrel Store (第一酒造旧桶倉庫) is a barrel store 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 timber building with a metal roof, covering 183 square metres; registration number 09-0227.
A Store That Doubles as the Back Gate
The former barrel store of Daiichi Shuzo is a single-storey store running east-west in the north-east corner of the site (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
A lean-to on the north has a hip-and-gabled roof in its middle that forms the back gate, with a passage through to the south side. East of the passage is a roughly square room, and to the west a room of trapezoidal plan (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 gives the brewery its character.
What to Look For
Look for the back gate formed by the hip-and-gabled roof in the middle of the north lean-to (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).
- Where is the back gate?
- In the middle of the north lean-to, under a hip-and-gabled roof.
- What is its plan?
- A square room east of the passage, a trapezoidal one west.
- How is Tajimacho read?
- Ta-ji-ma-cho, according to the Japan Post postcode data.
- When was the Daiichi Shuzo Former Barrel Store registered?
- On November 29, 2016 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Daiichi Shuzo Former Barrel Store (第一酒造旧桶倉庫) |
|---|---|
| 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 timber, metal roof, 183 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Daiichi Shuzo Former Barrel Store (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00011259
Last verified: 2026.10.18
