Jiro Tanaka

CURRENT PLACE OF WORK

Founder Patisserie CALVA

FORMER WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Winer of Pastry Live National Showpiece Championship in 2016 Representive for Japan for STAR OF CHOCOLATE 2016 (in Italy)

2nd place for JAPAN National Selection of WCM 2018

Akihiro Nishida

CURRENT PLACE OF WORK

Founder X Chocolat

FORMER WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Freelance chocolatier.  Representative director of  ×Chocolat.
Consulting and recipe development.

First time participating in a competition

Promoting the fun of chocolate on YouTube and Instagram.

Daichi Takara

CURRENT PLACE OF WORK

Founder torantoroa33

FORMER WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Experienced at THE RIVER ORIENTAL KYOTO" and ORIENTAL HOTEL etc.
Became the exective pastry chef of Patisserie HEIGORO.
Started the own shop "torantoroa33" in 2020.

Participated WCM 2018 National Selection of Japan.

Mariko Hosokawa

CURRENT PLACE OF WORK

Pasrty chef at Tokyo Prince Hotel

FORMER WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Started the career from Akasaka Prince Hotel, and evperienced following by laduree japon and Addict au Sucre in Meguro, Tokyo.

2017 Utsumi Cup Winner
2018 Le Mondial des Arts Sucrés  2018, 4th place
2017 Utsumi Cup Taste Competition Bronze Prize, etc.

Shota Namatame

CURRENT PLACE OF WORK

Pasrty chef at Hotel Gajoen Tokyo

FORMER WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Experienced in Parlour Laurel and  Grand Hyatt Tokyo.
Currently working at Hotel Gajoen Tokyo.

2016 Japan Cake Show, Bronze Prize for the showpiece of taste and skills
2019  Belcolade Award in Japan,  3rd Prize
2021   LUXARDO GRAN PREMIO, 2020 5th Prize

Noriyuki Nagai

CURRENT PLACE OF WORK

Owner Chef of Patisserie Noliette

FORMER WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Jury member of WCM2018

Koichi Izumi

CURRENT PLACE OF WORK

Owner Chef of Asterisque

FORMER WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS

3rd Place of WCM2005 final

Jury member of WCM2015

Callebaut Ambassador

Shigeo Hirai

CURRENT PLACE OF WORK

Owner Chef of L'AVENUE

FORMER WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS

World Chocolate Master 2009

Akihiro Kakimoto

CURRENT PLACE OF WORK

Owner Chef of ASSEMBLAGES KAKIMOTO

FORMER WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS

4th Place of WCM 2013&2018 final

Hisashi Onobayashi

CURRENT PLACE OF WORK

Owner Chef of Chocolaterie HISASHI

FORMER WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS

2nd Place of WCM2015 final

Takeshi Yamamoto

CURRENT PLACE OF WORK

Chef Pâtissier at SHERATON Miyako Hotel Tokyo

FORMER WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Finalist of WCM 2005 final

Reiko Matsuno

CURRENT PLACE OF WORK

Food journalist

FORMER WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS

"so good.."Japanese correspondent