Since a toji person should supervise his or her team for around a half year, he or she must have strong leadership and great tolerance so that he or she can lead his or her people and occasionally even their families who stay in their hometown, as well as excellent skills of brewing.
半年ものあいだ、杜氏集団を指揮しつづけるだけあって、杜氏は酒造りの技能に優れているだけではなく、部下の蔵人たち、ときには故郷に残してきたその家族たちまでも人間的にたばねていく統率力と包容力が要求される。