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Slow Walk Illustrated Guide

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Around Zentsuji City


Okawa Sake Store / Family Okawa's Residence

okawasaketen・okawakejutaku

Commentary

This is the store and residence of the Okawa family who used to be brewers. The store was completed in 1901. The second floor has black plaster wall and a relief of their product Seishu Gogaku (name of refined sake), the production of which began in 1923. The adjacent building is a Western style residence and was mainly used as a reception. It was completed in 1937. Two Japanese and Western style buildings standing in a row shows the prosperity of the Okawa Sake Store at that time.

Designated Section

Registered tangible cultural property

Structure

Era

Address

3-7-20 Kamiyoshida-cho, Zentsuji City, Kagawa Prefecture