Japanese wooden barrel recognized as world's biggest

Japanese wooden barrel recognized as world's biggest

OITA, Japan - A wooden barrel, measuring nine meters in both height and diameter, is displayed in Usuki, Oita Prefecture, on June 15 after being recognized as the world's largest brewing barrel by Guinness World Records in April. The barrel, made by a soy sauce association in the prefecture in 2002, can produce about 300,000 1.8-liter bottles of soy sauce at one time.

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  • ILEA001123252
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  • 2007/6/15 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2007 Kyodo News
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