Chefs in Japan

Guild tracks 115 chefs and cooks working across Japan's dining rooms, from Araki to L'Effervescence. Each profile below is built from public sources and linked to the venues where they earned their reputation — chef careers you can actually trace. Use it to discover talent, or to map a candidate's pedigree before reaching out through Guild's private relay.

115 chefs in Japan

Shigeru Koizumi
Chef · Singapore
Yoshihiro Narisawa
Chef-founder · Tokyo
Shinobu Namae
Chef-Owner · Tokyo
Olivier Chaignon
Chef
Tomoya Kawada
Chef-Owner · Tokyo
Yoshikazu Ono
Chef-Owner · Tokyo
Seiji Yamamoto
Chef-Owner · Tokyo
Mitsuhiro Araki
Chef-Owner
Shuzo Kishida
Chef-Owner
Kazunari Araki
Chef/Owner – Sushi
Harutaka Takahashi
Chef-Owner
Hiroki Yoshitake
Chef-Owner
Yoshihiro Murata
Chef-Owner · Kyoto
Hiroyasu Kawate
Chef-Owner · Tokyo
Hirofumi Kamata
Chef-Owner
Hiroki Yamamoto
Chef
Kazuhiro Sato
Chef
Koichi Ueda
Chef
Masayoshi Miyake
Chef
Shuichi Sato
Chef
Shusuke Tanaka
Chef
Tetsuya Yoshimura
Chef
Takeshi Fukuyama
Chef-Owner · Fukuoka
Hideki Ishikawa
Chef-Owner · Tokyo, Japan
Keiji Nakazawa
Chef/Owner – Sushi
Hiroki Hasegawa
Chef-Owner
Zaiyu Hasegawa
Chef-Owner · Tokyo
Masa Takayama
Chef · New York
Masayoshi Takayama
Chef-Owner · New York
Kenichiro Sekiya
Chef
Tomonori Danzaki
Jiro Ono
Chef-Owner · Tokyo
Saki Hoshino
Pastry Chef/Co-owner
Toru Okuda
Chef/Owner – Kaiseki · Paris
Hiroyuki Sato
Chef/Owner – Sushi · Tokyo
Koji Kobayashi
Kaiseki chef · Tokyo
Masahiro Yoshitake
Chef/Owner – Sushi
Hajime Yoneda
Chef-Owner · Osaka
Hideaki Matsuo
Chef-Owner
Hidetoshi Nakamura
Chef-Owner
Hiroshi Sasaki
Chef-Owner
Hiroyuki Kanda
Chef-Owner · Tokyo
Hitoshi Ishihara
Chef-Owner · Kyoto, Japan
Hitoshi Takahata
Chef-Owner · Osaka
Kunio Tokuoka
Chef-Owner
Toshiya Kadowaki
Chef-Owner
Kotaro Imai
Chef-Owner
Kotaro Sawa
Chef

Notable venues in Japan

Frequently asked

How are these chefs verified?

Each profile is curated from public sources — awards, press, and venue records — and linked to the specific venues where the person worked. Profiles can be claimed and corrected by the professional themselves through Guild.

How do I contact a chef on Guild?

Through the profile's relay form — a one-shot, privacy-aware introduction. No contact details are exposed unless the member chooses to reply.

How is this list ordered?

By professional standing — a blend of the prestige of the venues someone has worked at and the strength of their professional circle — so the most established chefs and cooks in Japan surface first.

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