EDUCATION
Sakeology Lectures
The Sakeology lectures offer Interdisciplinary Study that takes advantage of Niigata University’s strengths as a comprehensive university, and Selfmotivated Problem-solving Study that incorporates practical training and seminars at breweries and sake stores. Through them, we foster international human resources who have a broad perspective that goes beyond conventional brewing and fermentation studies, and who can acquire knowledge and education about sake, a traditional Japanese culture, by learning about it from various perspectives, and who can disseminate them both domestically and internationally.
Lectures (Educational Course)
Sakeology A-1 (Foundation Course) 460 places (AY 2021)
| Date | Content | Lecturers |
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| Session 1 April 14 |
Origins of Sakeology | SUZUKI Kazushi (Director, SCNU*; Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University) *SCNU: Sakeology Center, Niigata University |
| Special Course (1) | USHIKI Tatsuo (President, Niigata University) |
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| Special Course (2) | ODAIRA Shunji (Chairman, Niigata Sake Brewers Association) |
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| Course Guidance | KISHI Yasuyuki (Vice Director, SCNU*; Associate Professor, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Niigata University) |
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| Session 2 April 21 |
Sake Fundamentals 1 : World liquor brewed from rice | HIRATA Dai (Vice Director, SCNU*; Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University; Vice Chairman, Niigata Sake Brewers Association) |
| Session 3 April 28 |
Sake Fundamentals 2 : Production method basics | KANEOKE Mitsuoki (Director, Niigata Prefectural Sake Research Institute) JOH Toshio (Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University) |
| Session 4 May 7 |
Alcohol and brain | TAKEI Nobuyuki (Associate professor, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University) |
| Session 5 May 12 |
Sake and tax | KOSAKAI Hiroshi (Professor, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Niigata University) |
| Session 6 May 19 |
Sake etiquette | WATANABE Hideo (Faculty Member, SCNU*; Tutor, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Niigata University) MURAYAMA Kazue (Assistant Professor, Niigata Seiryo University Junior College) |
| Session 7 May 26 |
Culture of sake, ryotei and kagai | OKAZAKI Atsuki (Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University) |
| Session 8 June 2 |
End-of-term examination |
* Please search for “Sakeology” (Course Title) on the Niigata University Syllabus Search Site for the latest lecture information.
* Due to the effects of COVID-19, the course format has been changed to the remote learning.
Sakeology A-2 (Development) 460 places (AY 2021)
| Date | Content | Lecturers |
|---|---|---|
| Session 1 June 16 |
History of sake | GOTO Nami (Former President, National Research Institute of Brewing) |
| Session 2 June 23 |
Sake and health | IZU Hanae (Senior Researcher, National Research Institute of Brewing) |
| Session 3 June 30 |
Globalization of Japanese Alcohol Beverages : Comparison of sake with beer and whiskey | TSURU Tsuyoshi (Adjunct Professor, Hitotsubashi University) |
| Session 4 July 7 |
Learning the elements necessary for global expansion from wine | SHIINA Keiichi (Suntory Wine International Ltd.) |
| Session 5 July 14 |
Sake economics and management | ITO Ryoji (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University) KISHI Yasuyuki (Vice Director, SCNU*; Associate Professor, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Niigata University) *SCNU: Sakeology Center, Niigata University |
| Session 6 July 21 |
How to convey sake to the world | WHITAKER Andrew (Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University) TANAKA Yosuke (Managing Director, CEO, Imayo Tsukasa Sake Brewery Co. Ltd.) |
| Session 7 July 28 |
Sake and food : Food pairing, sensory factors and science | FUSHIKI Tohru (Professor, Ryukoku University) |
| Session 8 August 4 |
End-of-term examination |
* Please search for “Sakeology” (Course Title) on the Niigata University Syllabus Search Site for the latest lecture information.
* Due to the effects of COVID-19, the course format has been changed to the remote learning.
Photos of Sakeology A Lectures (AY 2019)
Sakeology B (Practical) 25 places (AY 2021)
| Date | Content | Lecturers |
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| Day 1 September 21 |
Sake tasting – Outline of sake brewing and its differences from wine and beer – Outline of sensory testing of sake – Sake components and taste (including their differences from wine and beer) – What is sake tasting? |
KANEOKE Mitsuoki (Director, Niigata Prefectural Sake Research Institute) |
| Taste of sake | SATO Keigo (Expert Researcher, Niigata Prefectural Sake Research Institute) |
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| Aroma characteristics of sake | SUGAWARA Masamichi (Senior Researcher, Niigata Prefectural Sake Research Institute) |
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| Paring of sake and food – Various dishes that go well with sake |
KANEOKE Mitsuoki (Director, Niigata Prefectural Sake Research Institute) NAKAJIMA Yuka (Food Researcher) |
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| Day 2 September 22 |
Initiatives of Kirinzan Brewery Co., Ltd. | SAITO Shuntaro (CEO, Kirinzan Brewery Co., Ltd.) |
| Sake brewery tour with videos – Rice cultivation – Sake brewing – Sake storage |
HASEGAWA Yoshiaki (Senior Managing Director, General Manager of Production Dept., and Toji (Master Brewer), Kirinzan Brewery Co., Ltd.) |
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| Regional revitalization through sake: From agriculture to sake brewery tourism 1 | KONDO Shinichi (Advisor, Niigata Sake Brewers Association) |
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| Regional revitalization through sake: From agriculture to sake brewery tourism 2 | HIRASHIMA Takeshi (Vice Chairman, Niigata Sake Brewers Association) |
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| Discussion | ODAIRA Shunji (Chairman, Niigata Sake Brewers Association) KONDO Shinichi (Advisor, Niigata Sake Brewers Association) HIRASHIMA Takeshi (Vice Chairman, Niigata Sake Brewers Association) HIRATA Dai (Vice Director, SCNU*; Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University; Vice Chairman, Niigata Sake Brewers Association) *SCNU: Sakeology Center, Niigata University |
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| Sake drinking etiquette | HIRATA Dairoku (Former Principal, Niigata Seishu Gakko [Niigata Sake School]; Former Sake Brewer, Taiyo Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.; Former Mayor, Sekikawa Village) |
* Please search for “Sakeology” (Course Title) on the Niigata University Syllabus Search Site for the latest lecture information.
* Due to the effects of COVID-19, the lecture schedule has been changed, and the course format has also been changed to the remote learning.
Photos of Sakeology B Lectures (AY 2019)
Sakeology C (Practical examples of research) 100 places (AY 2021)
| Date | Content | Lecturers |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 June 16 |
Guidance | HATA Yuki (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, SCNU*) NISHIDA Ikuhisa (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, SCNU*) YAMAMOTO Masahiko (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, SCNU*) SATO Mami (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, SCNU*) MIYAMOTO Takuji (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, SCNU*) *SCNU: Sakeology Center, Niigata University |
| Day 2 June 23 |
Sake in Japanese classical literature | HATA Yuki (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, SCNU) |
| Day 3 June 30 |
The microbial world, which can be seen through sake | NISHIDA Ikuhisa (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, SCNU) |
| Day 4 July 7 |
Diabetes mellitus and alcohol consumption | YAMAMOTO Masahiko (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, SCNU) |
| Day 5 July 14 |
Bioactivities of sake and sake lees | SATO Mami (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, SCNU) |
| Day 6 July 21 |
Sake rice grown by soils and farmers | MIYAMOTO Takuji (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, SCNU) |
| Day 7 July 28 |
Consideration of Sakeology | HATA Yuki (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, SCNU) NISHIDA Ikuhisa (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, SCNU) YAMAMOTO Masahiko (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, SCNU) SATO Mami (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, SCNU) MIYAMOTO Takuji (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, SCNU) |
| Day 5 August 4 |
End-of-term examination |
* Please search for “Sakeology” (Course Title) on the Niigata University Syllabus Search Site for the latest lecture information.
* Due to the effects of COVID-19, the course format has been changed to the remote learning.