This warehouse was formed by the merger of two warehouses, one with a wooden truss structure roof that was imported after the Meiji period and the other with an earlier Japanese-style roof structure.

Although the year of construction of each warehouse is unknown, they were used as warehouses for the Kitayama barge with the trade name "Chuichi" during the Meiji period, and the beams of the Japanese-style roofed warehouse were hung with members bearing the trade name "Chuichi". The barges were not used to receive cargo for shallow-draft Japanese ships such as Kitamae-bune, but mainly for cargo ships anchored offshore due to their deep draft and difficulty in entering the harbor.
On the Ubajin Shrine side of this warehouse is the Kamibayashi Kaiso-ten, an Omi merchant who dealt in Nagasaki bale goods (dried goods packed in bales) during the period when Kitamae-bune was active.

The road in front of the warehouse was one of three roads called "Hirokoji" in the vicinity, and as a road connecting the ancient road to the seaside (the current national highway is at the edge of the waves), it was considerably wider than the normal road between the neighboring buildings and the warehouse. It was said to be a fire prevention measure of the Matsumae clan.

Originally, Ubajinmachi was named after the Ubajin Grand Shrine, which was relocated from Tsuka-machi to the current location in 1644, and is located at the center of Ezashi harbor. The area formed the center of the economy with wholesalers, small inns, shipping companies, and major merchant families setting up store.

Later, during the Kansei period (1789-1804), the local Esashi local major merchants (mainly merchants who came from Noto and Echigo regions and settled in the area) emerged and grew to influence the Esashi economy, and this town was the stage of history from the height of the Kitamae Ship trade to its demise in the mid Meiji period.