Sankyo Warehouses
Open by month
Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Open in February. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May — at its best. The zelkova row in fresh green (early May) and autumn colour (late October); lit up from dusk to 22:00 all year.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October — at its best. The zelkova row in fresh green (early May) and autumn colour (late October); lit up from dusk to 22:00 all year.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-19.
Nine white-walled rice warehouses built in 1893 beside the river in Sakata, shaded by a row of 150-year-old zelkova trees that kept the rice cool.
National Historic Site
Nearby
- Homma Museum of Art ≈ 15 min by car
- Ken Domon Museum of Photography ≈ 15 min by car
- Yunohama Onsen ≈ 40 min by car
- Juroku Rakan Iwa (Sixteen Arhats Rocks) ≈ 45 min by car
- Maruike-sama Pond ≈ 45 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Best time
- May, October — The zelkova row in fresh green (early May) and autumn colour (late October); lit up from dusk to 22:00 all year
- Getting there
- About 5 min by car from JR Sakata Station
Easier with a tour or car - Fee
- Free
- Good to know
- Warehouse exteriors can be seen at any time; the information centre is open 9:00–16:30 and closed Dec 29–Jan 3. The rice history museum in Warehouse No. 1 is closed for now
- Time needed
- 1 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-19. Report outdated info