Kinichiro Sakaguchi
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was a Japanese agricultural chemist and
microbiologist A microbiologist (from Greek ) is a scientist who studies microscopic life forms and processes. This includes study of the growth, interactions and characteristics of microscopic organisms such as bacteria, algae, fungi, and some types of par ...
. He was born in
Niigata prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 (1 July 2023) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...
. He is the inventor of the ''Sakaguchi flask'', a round-bottom long-neck shake flask. In
Jōetsu, Niigata is a Cities of Japan, city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 189,430, in 76,461 households with a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Jōetsu borders the S ...
, a
sake Sake, , or saki, also referred to as Japanese rice wine, is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran. Despite the name ''Japanese rice wine'', sake, and indeed any East Asi ...
museum has a part of its exhibition dedicated to him.


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Sake museum in Jōetsu, Niigata
* Kenji Sakaguchi
''Kin-ichiro Sakaguchi, His Life and Achievements (1)''
(PDF, Japanese) * Kenji Sakaguchi
''Kin-ichiro Sakaguchi, His Life and Achievements (2)''
(PDF, Japanese) Japanese microbiologists 1897 births 1994 deaths People from Niigata Prefecture Scientists from Niigata Prefecture Riken personnel {{Japan-scientist-stub