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Niigata
SAKE & KNIVES
3
days
Niigata is the most famous rice harvesting places in Japan and high quality Japanese SAKE production with 89 breweries. From Shogun designated era, Niigata was prospered by Japan Sea ship network.
You will experience a shrine over 2400 years history, a variety of Japanese food, SAKE, and knives & tableware whose historical technologies are now used for high level industrial products in this regional technique.Â
Hosted by a Professor Tsutomu Yokose at International University of Japan, you will be guided to the Endo Family of Endo Manufacturing, as the historical technology of forged metals products and the Oodaira family of Midorikawa Shuzo, the premium secreted SAKE brewery with limited sales channel.
You will travel to the summit venue in Tokyo by the super express train.
(Capacity of 40 persons)
Agenda as of Feb 2024
subject to change
2024 Oct. 27 (Sun) | Oct. 28 (Mon) | Oct. 29 (Tue) | |
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AM | 8:30 Leave Hotel (move by bus) 9:30 – 10:00 Yahiko Shurine 10:30- 11:30 Yahiko Mountain | 8:30 Check OUT and Leave Hotel (move by bus) 9:30 – 10:30 Suwada Factory 11:30 – 12:30 Midorikawa SAKE brewery | |
Lunch | (individual lunch) | 12:00 – 13:15 Kojimaya (HEGI SOBA) | 13:00 – 14: 00 PIZZERIA La locanda del pittore IWAPPARA |
PM | 13:30 Leave Hotel (move by bus) 14:00-16:00 Northern Culture Museum 16:30 Arrive at Hotel | 13:30– 14:30 Gyokusen do (copper kettle) 15:00 – 16:00 Toujirou (knives) 16:20 – 17:30 Endo Manufacturing (forged parts and golf clubs) | 14:31 TOKI 513 – Tokyo 15:44 (Move to Tokyo from Echigo Yuzawa) 16:00 Departure to the summit venue by bus |
Dinner | 19:00 Dinner at Welcome Party (Hotel Okura Niigata) (Japanese cuisine) Lecture about Niigata area | 18:30 French Teppan SEIKOUANN (Japanese Beef and fishes) (close to Hotel Ohkura Niigata) 20:30 Arrive Hotel | |
Hotel | Hotel Okura Niigata | Hotel Okura Niigata | (back to Tokyo) |
Host Yokose Family (since 1944)
Tsutomu Yokose is the 3rd generation of Yokose SHINDO Co.Ltd, where enameled copper wire for the electric machine were produced since 1944.
Tsutomu has rich experience in Japanese companies and global companies such as British Telecom, Nortel in the management positions and outside board member of HONDA subsidiary. Now he teaches at International University of Japan (IUJ) as the faculty members of MBA course. He is specialized in the field of Leadership, Corporate Social Responsibility and HR practices.
Family visit Endo Family (since 1950)
Endo Manufacturing started business in metal processing, which was accumulated technology for over 100 years and popular as a local industry in Tsubame-Sanjo.
Endo’s history is comprised of our enthusiasm and beliefs, as well as the development of high-level technology born from that practice. Likewise, Endo’s employees and technology are the key driving forces for the future, depending on the regional inherited technologies and hard working spirits.
Our main products are customer oriented forged parts, golf clubs, metal sleeve and medical devices.
Shintaro Endo - 3rd Gen (top left)
Family visit Midorikawa Family (since 1884)
Shuzo Midorikawa started their business at the most famous Rice harvesting places, Uonuma in Niigata.
We are not influenced by the commercialism, insisting on the surrounding nature and their own qualities and uniqueness. We sell our product only in person and not online.
Our traditional business attitude is reflected by our strong intention to keep the quality and originality inherited from the founders. MIDORIKAWA SAKE is rarely purchased as our sales channels are limited. We do not aim to grow out sales but to keep our family identity.
Kazuki Oodaira 6th Gen (tep left)
