SUZUKI Kazushi, Ph.D., Director of Sakeology Center, Niigata University(SCNU) and NISHIDA Ikuhisa, Ph.D., Specially Appointed Assistant Professor of SCNU appeared in the “KomeJirushi-kun interviews! The appeal of Niigata 10: Niigata is the holy place of Sakeology!?” (BSN (Broadcasting System of Niigata Inc.) “Weekly Kensei Navi” broadcasted on July 11, 2021), and the video has been released on Niigata Prefecture’s official YouTube channel.

The column about the interwiew has also been introduced on the official website of the “Niigata Komejirushi Project” (Niigata Prefecture).

Please take a look.

YouTube:　“KomeJirushi-kun interviews! The appeal of Niigata 10: Niigata is the holy place of Sakeology!?” (BSN “Weekly Kensei Navi” broadcasted on July 11, 2021) (in Japanese)

Website:　“Niigata is the holy place of Sakeology!? Learn more about the profound world of sake than just drinking it: KomeJirushi-kun interviews! The appeal of Niigata vol.9″ (in Japanese)

“Niigata Komejirushi Project” is a project of Niigata Prefecture in which the mascot character, Komegirushi-kun, discovers the everyday charms of Niigata, name them “Komegirushi,” and introduces them to Japan and the world.