People of Yoshinogawa
Yoshinogawa
Representative Director: Yuki Minemasa
What I value most is ensuring that Yoshinogawa is passed on to the next generation in a secure and reliable manner. The decision to re-evaluate a product that has been loved for so long and to fundamentally change everything from the quality of the sake to the facilities is by no means easy. Nevertheless, I believe that in order to leave behind the sake we serve every day for the future, we need to be prepared to change when the time is right. Rather than moving forward alone, I believe in the strength of our employees, and we will transform each of their experiences and feelings into a single force. My role is to create a new Yoshinogawa together with everyone.
Brewery owner Masashi Kawakami
When I returned to Yoshinogawa, the first place I stood was the sake brewing site. Working alongside the brewers, sweating it out and engaging in sake brewing and product creation, I came to know the sincerity of the people who work there. I became convinced that with these colleagues, we could become an even better brewery. That conviction is what drives me today. My goal is to create a brewery that everyone who works at Yoshinogawa, everyone who drinks Yoshinogawa, and the people who live in this community can be proud of. I want to make Yoshinogawa a place where not only do we make sake, but everyone involved can feel, "I'm glad I'm here." I will continue to take on challenges with a bright outlook towards that future.
Brewery owner Mai Kawakami
吉乃川は、蔵のある地域や地元の方も含めて幅広く愛される蔵でありたい。その想いは、新しい吉乃川の理念を形づくるうえで、大切な出発点の一つとなりました。 「酒ミュージアム醸蔵」で人を迎え、この土地の歴史や、酒造りの文化を伝えることも、蔵の役割です。人と人、人と地域をやさしくつなぎながら、誰にとっても親しみのある、開かれた蔵へ。新しい出会いが生まれる吉乃川を育てていきます。
Master Brewer: Shoji Fujino
What I value most in sake brewing is not overlooking the daily changes and listening carefully to what the sake is telling me. Rice, koji, and yeast may look the same, but their characteristics change slightly from year to year, and even from day to day. While building upon the techniques and experience that have been passed down, I also incorporate new sake design and equipment as needed. My goal is to create a glass of sake that embodies the Yoshinogawa style of "delicious and light," in its best possible state. I will continue to face sake head-on.
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Working at Yoshinogawa
Recruitment process
Recruitment Guidelines for New Graduates
We are now accepting applications for our 2027 new graduate recruitment program.
- Recruitment department
- Sales Department
- Number of people recruiting
- a few people
- Work place
- Nagaoka Head Office (Sales Department: Possibility of relocation to Tokyo Branch/Niigata Sales Office)
- salary
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Compensation will be determined in accordance with company regulations, taking age into consideration.
*Trial period: 3 months -
Employee benefits and welfare
treatment -
• Salary increase (once a year) • Bonus (twice a year) • Retirement allowance
- Support for enrollment in various insurance plans and obtaining qualifications
*According to our company regulations
- Employment type
- full-time employee
- Eligibility
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Working hours
- 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM (60-minute break)
- Holidays and vacations
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Two days off per week, New Year's holidays, Obon holidays, Golden Week (117 days off per year)
*According to the company calendar
Mid-career recruitment requirements
We are not currently recruiting for mid-career positions.
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