Mr. WATANABE Hideo, Sakeology Center, participated as a panelist in the panel discussion at the symposium “Creating high value-added Niigata Sake (Vol. 2)” (*) organized by Niigata Prefecture on October 13, 2023.

Symposium “Creating high value-added Niigata Sake (Vol. 2)”
　Date and Time: Friday, October 13, 2023, 15:00-18:00
　Place: Hotel New Otani Nagaoka (Niigata, Japan)

　15:00-16:30
　【Panel Discussion】“Branding Strategy of Niigata Sake”
　　Panelists (in alphabetical order)
　　　- Mr. KOIKE Jun (Chief Editor, SAKETIMES (web media specializing in sake))
　　　- Mr. WATANABE Hideo (Sakeology Center, Niigata University /
　　　　　Assistant, Faculty of Economic Sciences /
　　　　　Chairman, Gold Master Volunteers’ Association, Niigata Sake Master Certificate)
　　　- Mr. YOSHIDA Kazushi (Chairman and representative director, SAKETIME Co., Ltd.)

(*)This symposium was organized by Niigata Prefecture for sake brewers in Niigata, following the first one held on August 21, as an effort to ensure that Niigata sake continues to receive high praise as Niigata’s top brand and to contribute to the further development of the sake industry in Niigata.