HARA Naofumi, Ph.D., cooperating faculty member of the Sakeology Center will give a lecture at the Historical and Cultural Lecture hosted by the Citizens’ Council for the Establishment of Shibata Museum on December 13.

No registration is required, and everyone is welcome to attend for free.
Please come to the venue.

(The lecture will be given in Japanese.)

The 8th Historical and Cultural Lecture for the Citizens’ Council for the Establishment of Shibata Museum (Sake Culture)

Date and time: Sunday, December 13, 2026, 13:30-15:30
Subject: The History of Sake and Sake in Shibata
Lecturer: HARA Naofumi, Ph.D., Cooperating Faculty Member, Sakeology Center / Professor, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Humanities / Professor, Major in Social and Cultural Studies, Graduate School of Modern Society and Culture, Niigata University

Venue: Shibata City Health and Longevity Active Community Center
(3-13-3 Chuocho, Shibata-shi, Niigata, Japan Tel: 0254-22-1254)
(Parking information is here.)
Target: Everyone is welcome to attend
Admission: Free
Registration: Not required (please come directly to the venue on the day)

(*) Shibata Museum Citizens’ Council for the Promotion of Establishment is a citizens’ group established on May 27, 2018, to promote the establishment of the “Shibata Museum” to preserve the culture of Shibata, revitalize the city, and for the children who bear the future.