Noto Ryuu Motosuri-uta

A song sung when grinding steamed rice, koji, and water into the yeast starter mash (moto).
Noto Toji is a toji group based in Noto near the tip of the Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture.

Song, Lyrics: Tenpou Shouichi
Recorded: July 29th, 1996
Recorded at: Noto Toji Association Hall

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

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Source: “Nada Sake Brewery, Industrial Restoration” from Obayashi-Gumi’s “Quarterly Obayashi No.37, Nada Gogo”
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