Largest wooden barrel / cask

According to Official Guinness Records,

The largest wooden barrel measured 9 m (29 ft 7 in) tall, 9 m (29 ft 7 in) in diameter, and has a capacity of 540,000 litres (142,652.9 US gal). It was made by Fundokin Soy Co. Ltd. in Usuki City, Oita, Japan, in 2002.
The barrel was made for brewing soy sauce.

For a complete list of 2002 records, please visit 2002 Guinness Records in Japan.

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