What is すし検®?
Online sushi certification!
Earn a sushi qualification from home!
An exam organized by the Japan Sushi Association.
Why not earn the certification that best fits your goals?
With すし検®, you can earn your certification by simply uploading a video of yourself preparing sushi.※
There is no need to travel to an exam site — take it whenever it suits you.
Re-record as many times as you like and upload the take you are happiest with.
Repeating your recordings helps you improve quickly.
※ Grade 2 also includes a written exam; Grade 1 adds a written exam and an in-person practical exam.
Three features of すし検®
- Take the exam online
- You can take the exam right after applying.
- Just upload a video of your cooking. Repeating your recordings helps you improve quickly. Results are decided within one week. If you do not pass, a discount applies to every retake.
- Digital certificate issued
- Successful examinees receive a digital certificate.
- It is delivered as a data file, so it is easy to manage.
- Share your practical video
- You can feature your practical video on the job board. Promote your skills to the world and make your dream of working abroad come true!
Find work!
Feature your practical exam video in the job board on this site.
Showcase and promote your skills to the world!
Recruiters at home and abroad may reach out with job offers.
You can also browse chef job listings from Japan and overseas.
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Register and take the exam Sign up, then upload your practical video to take the exam.
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Promote your skills by video Recruiters in Japan and overseas can watch your practical video.
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Offers and applications Receive offers from companies and apply to jobs in Japan and overseas.
You can deal with companies directly. We introduce placement/brokerage agents as needed
and can help with English correspondence and contract preparation.
すし検®'s own
“Digital Certification Program”
Successful examinees who join the “Digital Certification Program” are awarded a digital certificate with a QR code.
- Anyone can verify your qualification on this site just by scanning it.
- The certificate can also be printed, and there is no risk of losing it.
- You can publish your video and post your desired salary and work location. You control what is shown.
Using the “Digital Certification Program” requires an annual fee (¥300 / as of February 2024).
Joining it is also required to use the job board.
History · Textbook · Exam
Get to know sushi more deeply
Watch the history of sushi as an animation, learn with the official textbook, then put it to the test in the exam.
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The History of Sushi · Animation
At first, the rice in sushi was not eaten
From nare-zushi to the nigiri of Edo’s street stalls, and on to the world. Three episodes, in five languages.
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Official Textbook (e-book)
Learn with the official textbook
Hygiene, rice, fish, technique and history, explained from the why. For the Grade 2 and Grade 1 written exams.
Free to read for now
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すし検®
Take the exam
Put what you have learned to the test and earn a digital certificate with a QR code. The written exams are set from the official textbook.
- Japan Sushi Association
- Representative Director: Yasuko Ikenobo
すし検® was created to protect and further develop Japan's sushi culture. We hope you will earn this certification and go on to thrive as a sushi ambassador.
A five-term member of the House of Representatives, she served as Chair of the House Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and as State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, among other public roles.
- Japan Sushi Association
- Director: Takeo Kawamura
We hope earning this certification will help you build a career and thrive overseas.
A ten-term member of the House of Representatives, he served as Chief Cabinet Secretary and as Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, among other senior government posts.
To everyone running a sushi restaurant
Why not hire a great chef through すし検®?
- Check skills by video first Watch a certified chef's practical video before you get in touch.
- Talk to chefs directly Message chefs on this site. When needed, the association introduces an agent and helps with the contract.
- Chefs from around the world Search certified chefs in Japan and overseas.
