Noda - The city of soy sauce
In Kanto district, they usually use darker soy sauce than Kansai one. It’s due largely to soy sauce industrial area in Chiba Pref., especially Noda or Choshi.
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| The soy sauce brewery in Noda, printed by Hiroshige Utagawa 3rd in 1877 |
In mid 16 century, The soy sauce product started in Noda. Until the end of 18 century, Noda soy sauce was supplied to Edo, which is now called Tokyo by water transport on Tone river, just like wine transportation on the Rhine. And more, in Meiji era, soy sauce breweries in Noda lay rail way for soy sauce transportation and collectivized themselves as KIKKOMAN CORPORATION, which is the world largest soy sauce maker in Today.
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A The soy sauce brewery in Noda today
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| Kohfu-Kaikan hall, built in 1929 (C)JAPAN a while ago |
So, today, Noda has historical cityscape, including those brewer's mansions, hall, and commercial facility, as heritage of soy sauce Economy. Especially my recommend is brewer's mansions, which has the black walls looks like dark soy sauce.
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| A brewer's mansion surrounded black walls (C)JAPAN a while ago |
