Kanemori Red Brick Warehouses
| Kanemori Red Brick Warehouses | |
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| General information | |
| Address | Suehirochō 14-12, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Coordinates | 41°45′58″N 140°43′03″E / 41.7661°N 140.7175°E |
| Completed | 1909 (rebuilt after fire) |
| Renovated | 1988 (commercial conversion) |
| Owner | Kanemori Shosen Co., Ltd. |
| Website | |
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The Kanemori Red Brick Warehouses (金森赤レンガ倉庫, Kanemori Akarenga Sōko) are a group of historic red brick warehouses located in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. They are managed and operated by Kanemori Shosen Co., Ltd.
History
The warehouses trace their origins to 1869, when Kumashiro Watanabe from Ōita Prefecture established the Kanemori Western Goods Store in Hakodate. In 1887, he began operating commercial warehouse services, becoming Hakodate's first commercial warehouse business.[1]
The warehouses suffered significant damage in the Great Hakodate Fire of 1907, which destroyed six warehouse buildings. They were quickly rebuilt using fireproof materials and completed in 1909.[2] Unlike the Kanemori Warehouses, the Hakodate Dock Red Brick Warehouses (built in 1901) survived this fire and remain among the oldest red brick warehouse structures in the area.[1][3]
Present day
Since 1988, the warehouses have been converted into a commercial complex featuring shopping malls, restaurants, and event spaces. The facilities include BAY Hakodate, Hakodate History Plaza, Kanemori Western Goods Hall, and Kanemori Hall. The complex attracts 1.5 to 2 million tourists annually and has become one of Hakodate's major tourist destinations.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Hakodate Sangyō Isan Kenkyūkai (2008). "Hakodate no Akarenga Kenzōbutsu to Renga Seizōsho". Hakodate no Sangyō Isan (in Japanese). 13. Hakodate Sangyō Isan Kenkyūkai: 35–48.
- ^ a b Mogi, Osamu (2010). Hakodate Seibu Chiku Shiryō 1: Minato-gawa-bu (in Japanese). pp. 130–131.
- ^ a b "Hyakunen Kigyō @ Hokkaidō: Kanemori Shōsen Akarenga Hakodate no Kokoro Tsunde". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun Company. October 20, 2010.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)