Hands-on learning in real workplace-like settings

YAMANOTE offers practical skills lessons every day—some
of the longest hours of practical skills lessons offered in Japan!!

  • YAMANOTE’s greatest feature is the practical skills lessons we offer every day
  • YAMANOTE’s greatest feature is the practical skills lessons we offer every day. Students develop solid skills as we provide some of the longest hours of practical skills lessons among Japanese cooking and confectionary schools.
Some of the longest hours of practical skills lessons in Japan
Some of the longest hours of practical skills lessons in Japan
Learn a large number of recipes from daily practices
Learn a large number of recipes from daily practices

Practical training in real workplace-like settings

  • YAMANOTE values practical learning. In the real world, acting flexibly in response to the situation at hand is crucial. We offer various practical learning experience for trainee chefs and pastry chefs.
1. Training in restaurants
Training in restaurants
2. Banquet simulation
Banquet simulation
3. Training in cafe
Training in cafe
4. Training in shop
Training in shop

Studies at YAMANOTE are linked directly to the cooking industry: Industry-academia collaboration projects

  • YAMANOTE runs special programs such as recipe development and food product sales in collaboration with a number of businesses. Furthermore, we offer special lessons by inviting specialists in their industry sectors as guest lecturers. These initiatives help our students gain a real-world understanding of the food industry and develop their proposal and planning abilities.
  • [Collaboration Examples　* Excerpts]
Tamanoi Vinegar Corporation × YAMANOTE
Tamanoi Vinegar Corporation × YAMANOTE
Nakade Farm × YAMANOTE
Nakade Farm × YAMANOTE
Special lesson by guest lecturers
Special lesson by guest lecturers

An environment where students can focus on their
studies with a sense of security

Fully subsidized overseas training with 100% participation rate

  • Fully subsidized overseas training with 100% participation rate
  • Students in two-year programs take part in overseas training in the second year of their studies. We subsidize the entire cost of the overseas training, which enables every student to take advantage of this fantastic learning experience.
  • ◆ Courses that offer overseas training
    Comprehensive Cooking Course (2-year program) / Comprehensive Confectionery Course (2-year program) / W License System (2 years) / Café W License System (2 years) [Past destinations] France, Belgium

Learn cooking in authentic settings on our impressive campus

YAMANOTE provides facilities which are modeled on authentic restaurants and patisseries and akin to the workplaces for professional chefs.

  • Japanese cuisine kitchen

    Japanese cuisine kitchen

  • Confectionery kitchen

    Confectionery kitchen

  • Entrance

    Entrance

  • La SOEUR

    La SOEUR

  • Café de μ

    Café de μ

  • gallery　H

    gallery　H

  • Bread-making kitchen

    Bread-making kitchen

W License System: Aim to get two qualifications in cooking and
confectionery

  • W License System: Aim to get two qualifications in cooking and confectionery
  • 2years 2years
  • The W License System is designed for students who wish to obtain the two national qualifications of Confectionary Hygiene Master and Cook/Chef during their studies at YAMANOTE. Having these two qualifications will expand your future career options infinitely; for instance, you can become a head chef or owner chef who can cook main meals as well as desserts.