Time-honored "koji" store thriving on magical ingredient

Time-honored "koji" store thriving on magical ingredient

OITA, Japan - Myoho Asari (R), her father Koichi (2nd from R) and her second son Ryotoku (L) prepare steamed rice for putting koji mold into it on Nov. 7, 2012, at their store Kojiya Honten in Saiki, Oita Prefecture. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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