Soy sauce company damaged by heavy rain resumes production Kumamoto Ashikita Town September 29, 15:23
A soy sauce manufacturer in Ashikita Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, which was damaged by the record heavy rain in July, has resumed soy sauce production for the first time in about three months.
The 111-year-old "Iwanaga Soy Sauce" in the center of Ashikita Town was flooded by the river flowing nearby during the record heavy rain in July, and the products and equipment in stock were damaged by flooding. ..
Immediately after the heavy rain, employees, their families, and volunteers continued to clean up and clean up, and as a result of restoration work on damaged machines and storage tanks, soy sauce could be manufactured for about three months. Soy sauce making has resumed for the first time.
Employees carefully attached labels with the words "Celebration / Resurrection" to bottles filled with soy sauce, and were busy preparing to ship them to supermarkets and restaurants in the prefecture.
"Iwanaga Soy Sauce" is a crowdfunding fund that raises funds on the Internet, and more than three times the target amount of support is gathered from all over the country. I also want to sell products.
Kozo Iwanaga, the 4th president, said, "I'm really happy that people passing by say,'The good smell of soy sauce is back.' I was talking.