Yoji HATA / Director of the Research Institute of Gekkeikan

Yoji HATA / Director of the Research Institute of Gekkeikan Yoji HATA (Ph.D from Kyoto University) joined Gekkeikan Sake company in 1983. Since 2005, HATA works as Director of the Research Institute of Gekkeikan (former Okura Sake Laboratory) which was founded in 1909. His challenge at Gekkeikan is finding new ways with scientific approach to best utilize our nearly 400 years of sake-brewing experience to effectively appeal to the consumer by offering innovative and best…

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Master Class HEAVENSAKE

Master Class HEAVENSAKE Master Class (duration 1h) Saturday, Octobre 31st 17h15 – 18h15 Room 2 Open to all   HEAVENSAKE First Franco-Japanese Junmai Daiginjo sake     Its unique taste is a composition by French cellar master Regis Camus who applied champagne making techniques to blend sakes from the house of Dassai. The result is elegant, light and fruity with a floral nose and low acidity.       Lecturer : Benjamin Eymère, founder of…

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Master Class Sake and Gastronomy

Master Class Sake and Gastronomy Master Class (durée 1h30) Samedi 31 Octobre 15h15 – 16h45 Salle 1 Ouvert à tous   Gekkeikan and Le Cordon Bleu are proud to collaborate to showcase the versatility of sake in the world of gastronomy. We invite you to join a unique Master Class hosted by Mr.Yoji Hata (Gekkeikan Reserch Institute Director) and Mr.Didier Chantefort (Le Cordon Bleu Master Chef) to experience some unique sake and food pairings.  …

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Constance BARREAULT / Specialist of the Arts and Civilisations of Asia

Constance Barreault arrived by chance in Taiwan in 1990. Asian – and in particular  Chinese and Japanese  – cultures appealed so much to her that she changed her career orientation.  Since her return to France  in 1996, she has given lectures and classes about oriental art and civilization. She also conceives and conducts tours in Japan, Taiwan, China, Myanmar …

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Sylvie AMAR / Designer

Graduate from ENSCI industrial designer, Sylvie AMAR is a passionate creative. In 1997, she sets up her eponymous global design agency, so as to answer various expectations and needs in Art of living, with a very particular specialization : hotel and catering business. Within a few years, her expertise, her elegant and refined style, open up the doors of greatest top chefs. Thus, great names of french gastonomy trust her, such as Pierre Gagnaire, Olivier…

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Born – Katoukichibee Shoten

Born – Katoukichibee Shoten Co., Ltd. Stand #206   1-11 Yoshiecho, Sabaeshi, Fukuiken, Japan. www.born.co.jp Contact : Satomi Ishida, Responsable Ventes Paris JFC.   Drinking“born” sake will bring you visions of the future.

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Chiyomusubi Sake Brewery

Chiyomusubi Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. Stand #205   131 Taishomachi, Sakaiminato, Tottori, Japan. www.chiyomusubi.co.jp Contact : Satomi Ishida, Responsable Ventes Paris.   We consider deliciousness in the first place when we make sake. Through making “Genuine, safe and healthy” products, we would like to be a useful company.

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Gassan Shuzo

Gassan Shuzo Co.,Ltd. Stand #204   769-1 Ooaza Yasawa, Sagaeshi, Yamagata, Japan. www.gassan-sake.co.jp Contact : Satomi Ishida, Responsable Ventes Paris.   Brewed in water from Gassan , a famous water source for it purity as its water comes from eternal snow.

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