Oita soy ass'n applies to Guinness for largest barrel

Oita soy ass'n applies to Guinness for largest barrel

USUKI, Japan - A soy sauce association in Kyushu, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 13 submitted an application with the Guinness World Records book, saying it has built the world's largest wooden barrel (right in photo) for brewing purposes. Officials of the Oita soy sauce cooperative association said their Canadian white-cedar barrel measures about 9 meters both in diameter and height and weighs 45 tons, with a cubic capacity of 540 kiloliters.

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