Sake no tsukasa was not only a name of the department but also a name of the office, and it is said that it consisted of the three buildings, that is, sakedono where jars for brewing sake were placed, usudono for rice polishing, and kojimuro for producing malt for sake.
造酒司は部署だけでなく役所の名称で、建築的な構造としては、酒を醸造する甕がならんだ酒殿（さけどの）が一宇、日本酒精米をおこなう舎である臼殿（うすどの）が一宇、日本酒麹造りを造るための麹室（こうじむろ）が一宇、計三宇という配置であったという。