(cache)Now, we announce！Japan sake and shochu academy 2025 Kagoshima

Japan Sake & Shochu Academy2025
Advanced Shochu Course
Date: 25th August – 29th August　Place: Kagoshima

This is an official educational course organized by the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association with the support of National Tax Agency, National Research Institute of Brewing and Brewing Society of Japan in Japan. This course is designed to provide the advanced correct knowledge of Japanese traditional alcohol drinks "Sake" and "Shochu" which - we call "國酒 (Kokushu) “

JAPAN SAKE AND SHOCHU MAKERS ASSOCIATION: 1-6-15, Njishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 105-0003
Tel　+81 3 3501 0101
URL　www.japansake.or.jp

[1] About Japan Sake & Shochu Academy

Courses

1Basic

■Lectures on history, culture and production processes

2Tasting

■Taste approx. 50 samples of shochu to learn different styles, where each flavor come from and how to describe flavor characteristics

3Advanced

■How to serve shochu at bars and restaurants
Visit traditional shochu distilleries to learn its production　more in depth from farm to glass

Experiential Visit various local shochu and/or awamori bars and restaurants. (Supplementary lesson: Off hours)

■Various Sake, Shochu, Awamori bars and restaurants

Lecturers

Experts of making and tasting shochu, and researchers from National Research Institute of Brewing

Location

Kagoshima University Education Center 1-20-6, Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan

Kagoshima Prefecture is a major producer of sweet potato shochu and home to over 120 shochu distilleries; the highest number of distilleries by prefecture in Japan.

Certificate

Upon completion of all the lectures, a certificate will be issued by National Research Institute of Brewing and JSS for each student.

Language

English

[2] How to join the courses

Course fee	140,000 yen
Date and Time	25th August – 29th August from 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Accommodation	Accommodation is arranged by the academy and included in the course fee. Students are free to arrange their own accommodation if necessary, however, this will not change the course fee
Notes	- Maximum number of admission is 14 students - Students are required to attend all scheduled lectures - Applicant must be eager to learn the advanced knowledge and tasting skills of shochu and awamori. - Applicant is required to submit a short essay describing past/present, activities and aspiration for future activities using the knowledge and experience gained from this course. - In the case of exceeding number of applications, candidates will be selected based on the essay submitted. - The result will be notified directly by 13th June 2025.
Application	Apply for the course If you can't use google site, please click here. Application Deadline : 6th June 2025
Optional tour	After completing the main Shochu Academy course, participants will have the option to join a 3-day, 2-night tour of shochu distilleries in Nagasaki, Saga and Kumamoto Prefectures. The tour will conclude in Hakata City (Fukuoka Prefecture) on September 1. The additional cost for this trip is 50,000 yen. Once you are admitted to the main program, we will ask whether you would like to participate in this optional tour. Due to arrangements, a maximum of four people can be accommodated.
Inquiry	email: yamada@sakebunka.co.jp Tel: +81 80-3918-0453 Weekday 10:00～17:00（Japanese time)

Japan Sake & Shochu Academy2025 Advanced Shochu Course Date: 25th August – 29th August Place: Kagoshima