PENTAS YAMANASHI's "Japanese Wine History Meister Training Course" will be held at the Yamanashi Prefectural Yamanashi Community Development Exchange Center.
The lecturer will be Michihiro Nakada, Chairman of the Yamanashi Tourism Promotion Organization and Specially Appointed Professor at Yamanashi Prefectural University.
Let's take a look at the details.
About the "Japanese Wine History Meister Training Course"
The "Japanese Wine History Meister Training Course" is a special course that provides detailed explanations of the historical content covered in "The Textbook of Japanese Wine," the official textbook for the Japanese Wine Examination.
This book is the Japanese Wine Examination textbook, written by leading figures in the Japanese wine industry, designed to give those interested in Japanese wine a deeper understanding.
The lecturer of this course, Michihiro Nakada, authored Chapter 2 on "History" in that very book.
The author himself will speak about the history of Japanese wine in greater detail.
About the Lecture Contents
The "Japanese Wine History Meister Training Course" consists of 8 sessions held from October through December.
This academic year's program focuses on "Japanese wine," which is drawing attention in the industrial and tourism sectors as a local resource of Yamanashi Prefecture, with a learning focus centered on figures involved in the formative period of Japanese wine.
The themes and schedules for each session are summarized below.
Session 1: Saturday, October 08 – Overview of the History of the World's Grapes and Wine
Session 2: Saturday, October 22 – The History of Grapes in Japan
Session 3: Saturday, November 19 – The History of Japanese Wine (Ancient Times to Meiji)
Session 4: Saturday, November 26 – The History of Japanese Wine (Meiji: Specific Topics 1)
Session 5: Saturday, December 03 – The History of Japanese Wine (Meiji: Specific Topics 2)
Session 6: Saturday, December 17 – The History of Japanese Wine (Meiji: Specific Topics 3)
Session 7: Saturday, 01/07 – The History of Japanese Wine (Meiji: Specific Topics 4)
Session 8: Saturday, January 21 – The History of Japanese Wine (Taisho to Present)
Incidentally, since the course uses "The Dawn of Japanese Wine" by Michihiro Nakada, published by Sosensha (2020), as reference reading, participants are asked to obtain a copy in advance.
Scale Up Your Career by Learning the History of Japanese Wine!
The "Japanese Wine History Meister Training Course" can be attended either in person at the venue or online. (*20 attendees at the venue, 30 attendees online)
Lecture hours for each session are from 13:30 to 15:00, and the tuition fee is 14,300 yen (tax included).
For those who wish to learn about the history of Japanese wine and apply it to their careers.
Why not participate in the course, acquire fresh perspectives and knowledge about wine, and scale up your work and career into a more creative style?
Apply here
https://sites.google.com/yamanashi-ken.ac.jp/cocr-menu-jyukou/%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0
*Application deadline: until Tuesday, August 31
Download the flyer for the course here
https://www.yamanashi-ken.ac.jp/media/JapanWineHistoryMeisterTrainingCourse.pdf
About the Lecturer
Michihiro Nakada
(Specially Appointed Professor at Yamanashi Prefectural University, Chairman of the Yamanashi Tourism Promotion Organization)
◆ Lecturer Profile ◆
Born in 1959 in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture. After graduating from the University of Tsukuba, he joined the Yamanashi Prefectural Government. For 30 years, he has been involved in the promotion of the wi
ne industry. He has been in charge of wine quality improvement, marketing, design, branding, export, and tourism. Former Director General of Tourism for Yamanashi Prefecture. Currently Chairman of the Yamanashi Tourism Promotion Organization. His publications include "Jibunjishin" (1999), a story of challenges faced by business leaders in Yamanashi; "Omotenashi no Tatsujin" (2003); "Nihon Wine Tanjoko" (Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun-sha, 2018); and "The Dawn of Japanese Wine" (Sosensha, 2020), among others.