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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.
Agenda as of OCT 1, 2024
 | Oct. 27 (Sun) | Oct. 28 (Mon) | Oct. 29 (Tue) |
Morning |  | 8:30 Leave Hotel (move by bus) 9:30 – 10:00 Yahiko Shrine 10:30- 11:30 Yahiko Mountain | 8:30 Check out and depart from the hotel by bus  10:00 – 12:00 Visit Midorikawa SAKE brewery by Odaira Family  |
Lunch | (individual lunch) | 12:00 – 13:15 Lunch at the Bit TSUBAME SANJYO | 13:00 – 14:30 Lunch at NASPA New Otani |
Afternoon | 13:00 Check in at Hotel　Okura Niigata  13:25 Briefing of the tour 13:30 Leave Hotel (move by bus) 14:00-16:00 Northern Culture Museum 16:30 Return to Hotel | 13:30– 14:30 Visit Gyokusen-do　(copper kettle)  15:00 – 16:00 Visit Toujirou (Japanese knives)  16:20 – 17:30 Visit Endo Manufacturing by Endo Family (forged parts and golf clubs) | 15:12 Departure from Echigo Yuzawa station by the Super Express Train (TOKI 324)  16:28 Arrive at Tokyo Station  16:40 Departure to the summit venue by bus  17:10 Arrival at the Summit Venue (Hilton Daiba) |
Dinner | 19:00 Dinner at Welcome Party at Hotel Okura Niigata with Japanese cuisine, Local performing arts, and the classical music performance | 18:30 CHIYO SUSHI (Japanese sushi) Â 21:00 Arrive Hotel | Â |
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)
