Tajima Ryuu (Onsen) Motosuri-uta

A song sung when grinding steamed rice, koji, and water into the yeast starter mash (moto).
Tajima Toji is a toji group based in the Mikata District, north of Hyogo Prefecture.

Song, Lyrics: Muratsu Masahito et al.
Recorded: September 27th, 1998
Recorded at: Onsen-machi Sake Festival

Source: Sakata Yoshie ‘The Standard Text of Japanese Sake Brewing Songs’

All text content on the image has been added by the Kokushu Digital Museum.
Source: “Nada Sake Brewery, Industrial Restoration” from Obayashi-Gumi’s “Quarterly Obayashi No.37, Nada Gogo”
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