Japanese grocery stores and ingredient suppliers in Shanghai

How many Japanese restaurants in Shanghai?

According to a report of China Hospitality Association in 2016, there are 4,260 Japanese restaurants in Shanghai.

*40,747 Japanese live in Shanghai, as of 2018.

Japanese Grocery Stores and Food Suppliers

Study and Work in Japan to learn Japanese cuisine

786,241 Chinese live in Japan and 8,380,034 visited Japan in 2018.

Study in Japan

If you have a passport issued by China, you will need a short-term stay visa to enter Japan. The period of stay granted at the time of the landing permission will be less than 3-month.

Many schools admit students all year round for a variety of classes(e.g. sushi, ramen, yakitori, tempura and more) ranging from a one-day private lesson to a 3-month course.  You are able to stay in Japan and participate a course at culinary schools with a short-stay visa. Course will be held in English and Japanese language is NOT required.

If you want to stay more than 3-month to study, you are required to obtain student visa or cultural activity visa.

To know more about culinary schools in Japan
https://chefswonderland.com/feature-article/about-culinary-schools-in-japan/

Culinary Schools in Japan

Work in Japan

To work as a chef in Japan, there are three major requirements: the first is a visa to work legally, the second is Japanese language ability, and the third is skill as a chef. When it comes to Japanese language skills, daily conversation is the basic minimum required. this is roughly the equivalent of 300 hours of Japanese study required at least.

if you are a chef with a specialty (i.e. an Chinese chef who works at a Chinese restaurant), 10-years of specialty cooking experience may get your visa approved. In this case, there is no requirement of Japanese language fluency.

To know more about chef visa in Japan
What type of visa is required to work at a restaurant in Japan?

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