Tsuwano’s Tangible Cultural Property: Former Sake Brewery of Shitamori Family

Shitamori Sake brewery is in the Sabumi area of Tsuwano where the Takatsu River and a side river merges. The Shitamori family was serving the domain as village headman from 12th year of Genroku (1699) to 5th year of Meiji (1872). After the political structure changed, the family started a sake brewery and contributed to the area’s development greatly.

The main gate, the rice storage house and the plaster wall surrounding the front garden are reminisce of the days of the village headman times. The main building is from beginning of Meiji period (1868), with a stylish central garden and paintings (on sliding doors and wood) from the brush of a professional painter. The central garden surrounded by storehouse and the brewery has a 10m high concrete chimney, which is the symbol of the area.

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⑯下森酒造場

下森家は左鐙地区の高津川と横道川が合流する地にあって、元禄１２年（1699)から明治５年(1872)まで庄屋をつとめた。その後酒造業を始めるとともに、代々地域の発展に多大な貢献を行ってきた。正面の門や土蔵造の米蔵、前庭を囲う土塀などは庄屋時代の面影を残している。主屋は明治初期の建物で、座敷を中心に意匠性が高く、襖絵や板絵には絵師による絵画が描かれている。醸造場や蔵に囲まれた中庭には高さ10mのコンクリート製の煙突が残され、地域のシンボルとなっている。

津和野町伝統文化活性化協議会、平成２４年３月発行