In cooperation with the Tsubame-Sanjo Factory Festival, the 日本金属洋食器工業組合 will hold the 4th Cutlery Certification Exam, at the Niigata venue on 4 October and the Tokyo venue on 5 October. The exam has 2 classes, Regular and Sommelier, and the number of past examinees has also been reported.
The 4th Cutlery Certification Exam will be held in Tsubame. The exam will take place at the Niigata venue at 11:00 a.m. on 4 October and at the Tokyo venue at 11:00 a.m. on 5 October. The official textbook costs ¥2,000, the examination fee is ¥2,100 for both classes, and the fee for junior high school students and younger is ¥1,050.
The exam has been held for 3 years, with the Regular class positioned as the introductory course and the Sommelier class as the advanced course. The number of successful candidates to date has reached 400 in the Regular class and 90 in the Sommelier class.
The exam will be held in conjunction with the “Tsubame-Sanjo Factory Festival,” an event that opens factories in the Tsubame-Sanjo area to the public. Information about the exam has also been included in the festival pamphlet, and visitors are expected to take the exam.
At a press conference, the mayor and others discussed the significance of the exam and its future prospects. The mayor had been scheduled to be the first person to take the exam, but the superintendent of education applied instead, signaling expectations that the exam would continue.