What is “Certification of Cooking Skills for Japanese Cuisine in Foreign Countries”?
JCDC is the Application / Management Body of the Certification of Cooking Skills for Japanese Cuisine in Foreign Countries based on the Guideline established by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries(MAFF).
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has established a Guidelines for the Certification of Cooking Skills for Japanese Cuisine in Foreign Countries in April, 2016.
日本食・食文化振興協議会は日本料理の調理技能の認定に関する
ガイドラインに定める運用・管理団体です。
農林水産省は、日本食・食文化の海外発信を強化する観点から、平成28年4月1日に、海外における「日本料理の調理技能の認定に関するガイドライン」及び「日本産食材サポーター店の認定に関するガイドライン」を制定しました。
Guidelines
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has revised the Guidelines for the Certification of Japanese Culinary Skills Foreign Countries, which were established in 2016 with the aim of developing foreign Japanese chefs overseas with appropriate knowledge and cooking skills in Japanese cuisine.
-Outline of the Guidelines-
-The Guidelines provide for the certification of foreign cooks who have reached a certain level of knowledge and cooking skills in Japanese cuisine by private bodies.
-Certification of cooking skills is carried out by the certification bodies approved by the application/management body.
-The types of certification are Gold, Silver and Bronze and the knowledge and skills to be acquired are defined for each type of certification.
Number of Certified Chefs
認定者情報
Bronze ：629 peopleTotal：629 people
※as of May,2024
The Certifiation Bodies
認定団体（認可順／in order of approbation）
 AJFA – All Japan Food Association | 一般社団法人 全日本・食学会 |
| JCA – Japanese Culinary Academy | 特定非営利活動法人日本料理アカデミー |
| Taiwa Gakuen Education Inc. Kyoto Culinary Art College | 学校法人大和学園 京都調理師専門学校 |
| Le Cordon Bleu Japan | ル・コルドン・ブルー・ジャパン株式会社 |
| WSSI – World Sushi Skills Institute | 一般社団法人 国際すし知識認証協会 |
| JCAEU – Japanese Culinary Academy EU (United Kingdom) | 日本料理アカデミーEU (United Kingdom) |
| The Association for the Advancement of the Japanese Culinary Arts (The AAJ) | 公益社団法人日本料理研究会 |
| Nihon Ryori Culture Committee | 特定非営利活動法人 日本料理文化交流協会 |
| Gurunavi Shanghai (China) | 咕嘟妈咪(上海)信息咨询有限公司(ぐるなび上海) |
| Yanagihara Cooking School of Traditional Japanese Cuisine | 柳原料理教室 |
| VIU – Vancouver Island University (Canada) | バンクーバー・アイランド大学(カナダ) |
| Mutsukari Japanese Cuisine Laboratory | 有限会社六雁研究所 |
| AKYS Consulting (Canada) | AKYS Consulting (カナダ) |
| FCA – Far East Culinary Academy (Türkiye) | Uzakdoğu Mutfak Akademisi Eitim Danışmanlık A.Ş. (トルコ) |
Recruitment of The Certification Bodies
認定団体募集の案内
Application for Certification Bodies
（PDF）
認定団体募集のご案内
（PDF）