A Thirty-Metre Brewery at the Meeting of Two Rivers
The Hyakunengura Former Sake Brewery (百年蔵旧酒蔵) is a large sake brewery where the Yoshino and Iya rivers meet of 1922 in Ikedacho Kawasaki, Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on September 10, 2010 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 437 square metres, renovated in 2003; registration number 36-0082.
A Tall Interior for Brewing
The former brewery stands in the Kawasaki hamlet where the Yoshino and Iya rivers meet; it is a large two-storey timber building 30 metres long and 9.9 metres deep, with a lean-to 4.9 metres deep on the north (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Gabled and pantiled, it has exposed framing finished in plaster with windows at key points (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Inside, posts stand every half bay without visible tie beams, giving the space a sense of height.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the 30-metre plastered front and the tall interior with posts every half bay (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The owner is not listed in the Agency record. No official information on public access was found. The former brewery and its chimney are introduced together on the Hyakunengura page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1922 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How big is it?
- 30 by 9.9 metres.
- Where is it?
- Where the Yoshino and Iya rivers meet.
- What is the interior like?
- Tall, with posts every half bay.
- When was the Hyakunengura Former Sake Brewery registered?
- On September 10, 2010 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Hyakunengura Former Sake Brewery (百年蔵旧酒蔵) |
|---|---|
| Location | 156-6 Ikedacho Kawasaki, Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2010/09/10 (Heisei 22) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, tiled roof, 437 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Hyakunengura Former Sake Brewery (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00008377
Last verified: 2026.10.25
