was a Japanese agricultural chemist and microbiologist.
He was born in Niigata prefecture. He is the inventor of the Sakaguchi flask, a round-bottom long-neck shake flask. In Jōetsu, Niigata, a sake museum has a part of its exhibition dedicated to him.
References
External links 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)