YAMASHO JAPAN RECRUIT
Work that takes
Numazu’s fish seriously.
Skills, service, and a management perspective.
Take your next step at Yamasho, to bring surprise and delight to our guests.
OUR PURPOSE
Beyond the food,
time people remember.
Since our founding in 1977, Yamasho has served sushi, sashimi, grilled dishes, and simmered dishes, centered on fresh fish landed at Numazu Port. We care about offering the real thing at approachable prices, and about continually exceeding our guests’ standards for what moves them.
Skills that support the quality of our food. Hospitality that reads each guest’s expression. Purchasing that recognizes the value of a fish. The ability to develop people and run stores. Whatever the role, all of it connects to the work of Yamasho, which we write with the characters for "aspiration."
OPEN POSITIONS
Open Positions
All positions are full-time. Select a job title to see the duties, requirements, pay breakdown, and working conditions.
Service experienceService staff at a sushi and seafood restaurant
Use your service experience from restaurants, hotels, and similar businesses to make not just the food but the whole time here the very best. Those new to the restaurant industry are welcome too.
Duties
- Seating and serving guests
- Serving food and drinks
- Clearing and in-store tasks
- Recommending seasonal dishes and explaining the food
- Opportunities to move into staff training and store management in the future
Who We Are Looking For
- Hands-on service experience in restaurants, hotels, or similar
- Someone who values attentive service for each guest
- Someone who can find ways to improve hospitality and try new things
- No education requirement / career gaps OK / no industry experience needed
- Language skills such as English are an asset
Pay
Total monthly pay ¥300,000 to ¥450,000Base pay ¥200,000 + fixed overtime pay ¥73,515 to ¥110,644 (for 45 hours) + flat allowance ¥3,000 + other allowances ¥23,485 to ¥136,356. Overtime beyond the fixed hours is paid separately.
Hours
Shifts between 7:00 and 22:30 / 7 working hours / 120-minute break / average 22 to 23 working days per month
Location
Main Restaurant, Minami, or Hanare. Assignment is based on your wishes and company needs. Transfers between restaurants are possible.
Cooking experienceSushi chef
Here you can develop not only the skill of making sushi, but also an eye for fish, knowledge of purchasing, and hospitality at the counter. Instead of "learn by watching," senior staff teach you step by step.
Duties
- Fish preparation and sushi making
- Opening preparation, clearing, and cleaning
- Handling fish with knowledge of season, market price, and origin
- Future path to counter chef and restaurant manager candidate
Who We Are Looking For
- Hands-on experience at a sushi or Japanese restaurant
- Able to fillet fish and make sushi
- Eager to improve your skills
- Someone who values guests and colleagues
- No education requirement / career gaps OK
Pay
Total monthly pay ¥300,000 to ¥450,000Base pay ¥200,000 + fixed overtime pay ¥73,515 to ¥110,644 (for 45 hours) + flat allowance ¥3,000 + other allowances ¥23,485 to ¥136,356. Overtime beyond the fixed hours is paid separately.
Hours
Shifts between 7:00 and 22:30 / 7 working hours / 120-minute break / average 22 to 23 working days per month
Location
Main Restaurant, Minami, or Hanare. Assignment can be discussed. Includes openings at individual restaurants; transfers between restaurants are possible.
Manager candidateCounter chef
Along with the skill to serve great food, this position reads guests’ expressions and the mood of the room to create a time that makes them want to return. We hope you will eventually become a restaurant manager.
Duties
- Counter service and sushi making
- All kinds of Japanese cuisine, including sashimi, grilled, simmered, and fried dishes
- Pacing courses and making recommendations
- Training junior staff and improving the restaurant
- Future path to restaurant manager candidate
Who We Are Looking For
- Hands-on experience at a sushi or Japanese restaurant
- Counter service experience
- Experience in Japanese cuisine overall, not only sushi
- Someone who values conversation with guests and creating atmosphere
- Management experience welcome
Pay
Total monthly pay ¥450,000 to ¥500,000Base pay ¥230,000 + fixed overtime pay ¥110,644 to ¥123,020 (for 45 hours) + flat allowance ¥3,000 + other allowances ¥106,356 to ¥143,980. Overtime beyond the fixed hours is paid separately.
Hours
Shifts between 7:00 and 22:30 / 7 working hours / 120-minute break / average 22 to 23 working days per month
Location
Yamasho Minami (Maxvalu Numazu Minami 1F, 10-1 Nishijimacho, Numazu, Shizuoka). Transfers between restaurants are possible.
Management experienceFish shop manager candidate
Rather than maintaining a sales floor set by head office, you will use your own judgment and ideas in purchasing proposals, pricing, floor design, and product development, to build a floor that customers choose for its value.
Duties
- Store operations, staff development, shift management
- Sales and cost management, handling complaints
- Pricing, floor design, sales strategy
- Product development with buyers and the kitchen
- Store improvement and trying new initiatives
Who We Are Looking For
- Experience as a fish shop manager, or equivalent ability
- Able to plan floor design and sales strategy
- Able to train staff
- Able to act with profit in mind
- Experience in promotions, product planning, or store management welcome
Pay
Total monthly pay ¥400,000 to ¥500,000Base pay ¥230,000 + fixed overtime pay ¥98,268 to ¥123,020 (for 45 hours) + flat allowance ¥3,000 + other allowances ¥68,732 to ¥143,980. Overtime beyond the fixed hours is paid separately.
Hours
Shifts between 7:00 and 22:30 / 7 working hours / 120-minute break / average 22 to 23 working days per month
Location
Yamasho Minami (Maxvalu Numazu Minami 1F, 10-1 Nishijimacho, Numazu, Shizuoka). Transfers between restaurants are possible.
Purchasing experienceFresh fish buyer (market purchasing)
A core position supporting Yamasho’s operations: choose fish from markets and producing areas across Japan, and think through what to buy, how to sell it, and how to generate profit.
Duties
- Purchasing fresh and live fish at markets
- Developing suppliers, analyzing market prices, negotiating prices
- Planning and proposing products for stores and restaurants
- Developing online and gift products
- Managing sales and gross profit, proposing logistics and profit improvements
Who We Are Looking For
- Fresh fish industry experience
- Experience dealing with markets and wholesalers
- Confident in your eye for fish and sense of responsibility
- Able to develop new suppliers and products
- Experience as a fish shop manager, in seafood wholesale, or in product development welcome
Pay
Total monthly pay ¥400,000 to ¥500,000Base pay ¥230,000 + fixed overtime pay ¥98,268 to ¥123,020 (for 45 hours) + flat allowance ¥3,000 + other allowances ¥68,732 to ¥143,980. Overtime beyond the fixed hours is paid separately.
Hours
Shifts between 5:00 and 18:00 / 7 working hours / 120-minute break / average 22 to 23 working days per month
Location
Yamasho Minami (Maxvalu Numazu Minami 1F, 10-1 Nishijimacho, Numazu, Shizuoka). No relocation.
*Pay is determined based on experience and ability. Please confirm allowance conditions and detailed working conditions at the interview and in the written notice of working conditions. All positions have a probation period of 3 to 6 months (same pay and hours as regular employment).
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GROW WITH US
We trust people, give them responsibility, and help them grow.
Learn
Yamasho hires new graduates every year, so we have a strong foundation for developing people. Senior staff also support experienced hires, carefully teaching the fish knowledge and work unique to Yamasho.
Take on Challenges
Whatever your position, you can take on next-stage work: improvement proposals, product and course design, building training systems, new business development, and more.
Expand
Beyond our restaurants, our business includes takeout, prepared foods, fish processing and sales, online sales, and more. You can move from the front line to store operations and work with a management perspective.
BENEFITS
Benefits
Core Benefits
Full social insurance (health, pension, employment, workers’ compensation) / raises / twice-yearly bonuses (summer and winter) / health checkups / uniforms provided
Allowances and Gifts
Position allowance / marriage gift / childbirth gift. Improvement proposals and results are also evaluated.
Growth and Living Support
Support for qualifications / full support for the cost of a manual-transmission license / support for moving costs. Each program has conditions such as length of service.
Unique to Yamasho
10% discount on meals and fresh fish / staff referral program / access to Resorttrust facilities (usage fees apply)
*Growth and living cost support is a loan program, waived after 3 years of service (partial repayment applies if you resign at your own request within 3 years). Details under company rules will be explained at the interview.
LOCATION
Location
Yamasho Main Restaurant
3-14 Hiramachi, Numazu, Shizuoka
About 12 minutes’ walk from Numazu Station
Yamasho Hanare
3-10 Hiramachi, Numazu, Shizuoka
About 12 minutes’ walk from Numazu Station
Yamasho Minami
10-1 Nishijimacho, Numazu, Shizuoka
Maxvalu Numazu Minami 1F
About 6 minutes by car from Numazu Station
Commuting by car is allowed, with free parking. Transfers between restaurants are possible depending on role and assignment.
SELECTION
Selection Process
Those currently employed are welcome to apply. Send documents to: Yamasho Japan Co., Ltd., Recruiting / email somu@yamasho-japan.email / mail 34 Senbon-nakacho, Numazu, Shizuoka 410-0847
ENTRY
Take your next step at Yamasho.
You want to delight guests. You want to respect your colleagues. You want to grow.
We look forward to hearing from people like you.
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