| | Japan Times Archives - 2001, John Guantner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) |
 | | Hired as a sake taster by the Finance Ministry in 1902, Noshiro advanced to the head of the department within a few years. |
 | | One was the installation of an elaborately controlled window on the ceiling of the koji-muro, the special room where koji is made, that allowed for very precise temperature control. |
 | | For his contributions, Noshiro became known as "Sake no Kami-sama," or "the God of Sake." A bronze bust of this great contributor sits near the entrance to the brewery. |
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