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Miyasaka Brewing in Suwa. With its Masumi brand, it is the birthplace of No. 7 yeast.
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Miyasaka Jozo Co., Ltd. is a liquor maker with its head office in Suwa, Nagano Prefecture. It is one of the five Suwa breweries. 1662 (Kanbun 2) - Founded as a sake-brewing business in Kamisuwa-machi, Suwa District, Shinano Province (now Suwa, Nagano Prefecture). 1916 (Taisho 5) - Establishes the Marutaka Factory in Kamisuwa-machi, Suwa District, Nagano Prefecture (now Suwa) and begins making miso and soy sauce. 1932 (Showa 7) - Establishes a miso factory in Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture (now Nakano Ward, Tokyo).
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Field：Sake, fermentation
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