調理技能

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

Gold:19 people

Silver :278 people

Bronze :629 people

Total: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)