On June 27, 2025, a total of 37 students and faculty members from Florida International University in the U.S. visited the Sakeology Center. The group was welcomed by KISHI Yasuyuki, Ph.D., Vice Director (currently Director) of Sakeology Center; YAMADA Yoko, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Faculty of Education, Cooperating Faculty Member of Sakeology Center; and students from  Kishi Seminar.

First, Vice Director Kishi gave an overview of the Sakeology Center.

Vice Director Kishi explaining about the Sakeology Center

Then, students from the Kishi Seminar and those from Florida International University gave presentations on their seminars and project activities, followed by a lively question-and-answer session and exchange of opinions.

The exchange concluded with a tasting of “Rikka no Mori 2024,” the sake that the graduate students of the Niigata University Graduate School Sakeology Program worked in sake brewing during “Sakeology Advanced Practice,” one of the curricula at the Niigata Prefectural Sake Research Institute, and “Junmai Ginjo Ribbon,” whose concept was developed by students of the Kishi Seminar. Participants compared the two types of sake and showed great interest in the different aromas and tastes.

Sake tasting