Two carpenters working at Kōriyama Hachiman shrine in Ōkuchi, Kagoshima, Japan, left this graffiti on a wooden part of the roof in 1559. This is the oldest existing direct reference to shōchū in Japan.
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Shochu graffiti at Kōriyama Hachiman shrine in Ōkuchi, Kagoshima,
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A carpenter working on the shrine in 1559 left the following graffiti on a wooden part of the interior of Gunzan Hachiman shrine in Ōkuchi, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan. This is the oldest existing direct reference to shochu in Japan. {{Information |