After finishing school in China, I started working at a restaurant.

From the age of 20, I trained at Chinese restaurants and worked for 20 years in China. At the time it was tough, but I started with the fundamentals of Chinese cuisine. After this, I came to Japan and worked at a restaurant in Yokohama Chinatown where I offered up Chinese food to Japanese customers. In 2012, I achieved my dream of opening my own restaurant, Kokien, right here in Yokohama Chinatown. I would love for you to come and try my authentic Chinese dishes.

I would like a lot of people to taste the deliciousness of Matsuyama's seafood.

He was born in 1971 in Fukuyama city in Hiroshima Prefecture. When he was young, he saw a chef in action and thought he looked cool. Wanting to do the same, he decided to enter the world of cooking. After training in various types of restaurants throughout the country, he tried the fish in Matsuyama and was moved by its deliciousness, which was beyond the imagination. When he opened Amimoto, he became both the restaurant owner and master chef. Every day, he strives to share the deliciousness of the food he was once moved by with a lot of people, and is currently in his 6th year.

Inspired by the flavor of "Chef's", a young talent asked to be taught

Minami was born in Tokushima Prefecture in 1983. After graduating from university, he studied Chinese cuisine at Tsuji Culinary Institute. Afterwards, he apprenticed at "Kuushin", a famous restaurant in Osaka . At the age of 26, attracted by its simple yet delicious food, he began working at Chef's. At the time it was called "Renge", and he gained experience under the restaurant's owner Eishun Nishioka. After two years he became the restaurant's head chef. While holding on to the traditional flavors of this famous establishment, he continues to strive in earnest to discover new flavors.

Enlightened by the natural wines at Uguisu, known for their "Vin Naturel"

Born in Yamagata prefecture in 1980, he started his culinary career when he was 22. After training at hotels and Italian restaurants in Yokohama, at 27 he made a career change to concentrate on service while he was working at the French restaurant La Butte Boisee in Jiyugaoka. He learned about wine made from famous wineries in France, and subsequently encountered natural wines while working at Uguisu in Sangenjaya, which left a deep impression on him. He came to Beau Temps when he was 31, and is currently spreading the charm and depth of natural wine as the restaurant's second generation owner.

Into the world of cuisine dreamt of since childhood.

In order to progress on to the world of food dreamt of in his childhood, he studied at a cooking school. After graduating he began working at Rikyu as a cook, steadily building up experience until now.

He started cooking based on his love for food, but now this chef is looking to take things even further

He was born in Kyoto Prefecture in 1981. He has been interested in food as long as he can remember. He started cooking as a hobby, but when it came time to think about a life-long profession, he decided to become a chef. He began his training at a hotel, covering the whole gamut of Western cooking, but gradually found himself drawn to the deliciousness of French and Italian cuisine. Since 2012 he has been displaying his skill daily at "Uru".

Born February 23rd, 1960, a native of Hyogo Prefecture. After graduating from high school he worked at a number of restaurants, before traveling to France. He studied under Bernard Loiseau, the head chef at La Cote d'Or (now called Le Relais Bernard Loiseau), who gave rise to the Asian-inspired French fusion style, which our chef learned. He returned home to work at the Japanese chef of La Cote d'Or Kobe in 1992. As of 2000 he was promoted to the general manager and head chef of the Kitano Kobe Hotel.

Passionately dedicated to the art of the grill

When he was looking for a part-time job during his student days, Mr. Hashimoto asked to come work for us at Yakitori Fukusumi. He was so drawn by the complexities of cookery, he decided to stay on with us as a chef after graduation. He has enthusiastically dedicated himself to mastering the art since then, and these days we leave the grilling up to him.

Since he was a child, he was interested in food and he chose this path.

The chef was interested in making dishes with a variety of ingredients. After a while, he became able to cook on his own, and naturally started to think about working as a chef.

Demonstrating the knowledge and techniques built up over three generations

Mr. Yakou's grandfather was a maker of tempura who opened an establishment in Ginza named "Naruto", this name being linked to his birthplace, Awaji Island. His father, Yoshio Yakou, struck out on his own, leaving "Naruto" and establishing in 1962 his own restaurant named "Akashi". This name was a reference to being on the opposite side of the Naruto Strait. Having grown up watching this family, Mr. Yakou felt he wanted to become a chef, so he trained with his father to develop his skills. He has reached such a high level of mastery in the preparation of pufferfish that he currently serves as an examiner for the licensing of pufferfish chefs.

The cook who refined his cooking skills through endless curiosity for cooking

Born on June 5th, 1969, in Fukuoka prefecture, the chef had been a businessman at a restaurant equipment company. During this career, he slowly developed an interest for cooking. After experiencing Yakitori (skewered chicken) bars and French restaurants, he decided to work at an Izakaya (Japanese pub), Yanagi machi Ikkodo. After experiencing the depth of seafood cuisine, he refined his skills for 8 years. Later, in order to refine his connoisseurship, he worked for 2 years at Itoyoshi. In 2013, he opened up his own restaurant Torasan. The place is known for its numerous regular customers who come for the chef's delicate dishes.

Deeply impressed by the Italians' service and delicious food

Born in 1974 in Tottori, the chef decided to pursue this path while visiting Italy and being drawn to its delicious cuisine and friendly people. After graduating from a culinary school, he entered an Italian restaurant. In 1998, he joined "Vino Hirata" and became head chef in 2009. In May, 2010, he became an owner chef.

We aim for a cozy restaurant that you will feel comfortable strolling into.

Daisuke was born on August 23rd, 1976 in Toyama Prefecture. During his college days, he worked part time at the original Momoya, and that was his impetus for entering the culinary world. At first, he was working in an industry unrelated to food and drink, but his feeling of delight at cooking and serving customers was so strong that he decided to become a chef. After gaining experience at various Japanese style restaurants, he opened Momoya Kamimaezu. Presently, he is paying special attention to timing the serving of his specialty skewers just right, and he displays his abilities while greeting customers with an easy-going, inviting atmosphere.

A veteran who welcomes his customers with his warm personality and dishes made from the freshest ingredients

Born in Tottori prefecture in 1958, he decided to pursue a career as chef of Japanese cuisine as he admired the protagonist of a TV show. After graduating cooking school, he trained at a luxury Japanese restaurant in Osaka for 2 years. Moving to Tokyo, he diligently studied at the Japanese restaurant Tsukushi for 2 years. After this, he worked for 15 years at a Japanese restaurant that would become a step towards his present one. He took the opportunity to take over the business when his master retired, opening Sakedokoro Yamane in 1991 and continuing to the present day.

After his father's retirement, he succeeded the family business spanning 3 generations and 50 years

He was born in Aichi Prefecture in 1968. He first thought of running a Korean barbecue shop when he was 40. When his father, the previous head, retired, he felt that someone had to continue the store that his grandfather had started, so he quit his construction job and entered the world of Korean barbecue.

A chef who layers the flavors of the four seasons and the encounters between people

Kojiro Kashiwada is a native of Miyazaki Prefecture in Kyushu. Because he had a dining hall for a home, he naturally chose the path of the chef. After training at a ryotei (traditional Japanese restaurant) in Osaka that specialized in catering, he worked for five years at Gyozantei in Miyazaki before moving to Tokyo in order to establish the second branch of that restaurant in the Akasaka neighborhood. He worked for about seven years at the Akasaka store before setting out on his own. It has been 16 years since he first opened Kasane.

We make Westernstyle cuisine to suit Japanese tastes!

With a confectioner father and a chef for an older brother, he entered the world of professional cooking at the age of 24. He got his start at a French restaurant, then moved on to Chinese, Japanese, and a wide variety of cuisines. After gaining further experience at the Kanda steakhouse Kaki no Ki, he struck out on his own, and has been running his own business for almost 20 years.

Techniques cultivated on Rishiri Island from a younge age. A Japanese chef who is fastidious about "vitality".

With his father cooking at his own shop in Susukino, Chef Kato spent his youth close to the kitchen. He hammered into himself the fundamentals of Japanese cuisine through rigorous training at Kanotei, the culinary ryokan of his father's associate on Rishiri Island. From the knowledge of seafood preparation he gained at that time, even now he's fastidious about the "vitality" of fresh seafood. After ten years of experience on Rishiri, he now exercises his skill in Asashikawa.

In the restaurant business for nearly 30 years. Now a chef who captivates many

When he was a student, Koichi Ryu began working in a restaurant without much serious thought. But he was so taken by the head chef there that he started on the culinary path at the age of 18. At one point, he almost threw in the towel but there was no way he could completely give up on the culinary world. It's been thirty years now since he first chose this career. After working at Hakata Saryo, Fugu Taisho, Moyai (small restaurant), and various other restaurants, Mr. Ryu is now the owner of Ryuichi in Zashonokuma.

She entered the world of cuisine due to the influence of her husband, a Chinese chef.

She was born in Taiwan. She came to Japan with her husband, also a chef, and opened Yokohama Chinatown Shumien. While her husband managed the restaurant, she got the idea to serve Taiwanese food, and began to study Taiwanese cooking. From 1990 onward she proudly added Taiwanese dishes to the menu and took over the management, serving as the smiling public face of the establishment.