Our Goal
Provide support to all Japanese Restaurants in Hong Kong
Main functions of HKJRA

- ✓ Exchange of Information
- Platform for Chef and Restaurants to spread information
- Provide updated Food Business related information to Restaurant Members
- ✓ Supporting of Chef Members
- Labor Law and Personnel related support
- ✓ Implementation of Events
- Hold study group with Professor regarding Japanese Food and Beverage
- Support the “Japanese Food Supporter Store” in Hong Kong
- ✓ Building Relationships with Local Community
- Cooking demo by Japanese chef
- Join and Support Events held by the Government or Other Associations
- ✓ Information Exchange Among Members
- Monthly Meetings and Gatherings
Activities
2011 MAY LOVE・Japanese Cuisine
2006 MAY 94th Traditional Japanese Cuisine Restaurants Association Annual Meeting in Hong Kong
2018 Collaboration Agreement Signing Ceremony
2018 Japanese cuisine less-sugar-and-salt Introduction Seminar
History
- 18th Dec, 1979 Date of Establishment
- 15th to 24th of July, 1988 First EEL festival
- 27th of Aug, 1994 First ENNICHI Japanese festival
Executive Member

- Chairman Toshio HIMURO
- Vice Chairman Naoyuki SATO
- Director Nobuhiro TANAKA
- Director Kenji FUJIMA
- Director Masashi KAMATANI
- Director / Accountant Kei SHIMOMURA
- Director / Executive Officer Dennis WU
Chairman Toshio HIMURO
Born in Osaka. From 1989, he lives in Hong Kong. He has worked Japanese security firm and internet business. In 2003 he started to Japanese Tuna business and supplying Japanese ingredients. He is an owner of Zen Foods and Japanese restaurant DORAYA.
In 2020, he became the Chairman of Hong Kong Japanese Restaurant of Association.
Vice Chairman Naoyuki SATO
Born in Tokyo. In 1978, joined Nadaman in Imperial hotel. Have worked in Sazanka-so, in The New Otani Hotel, in 1994, joined Chief Chef of Nadaman in Kowloon Shangri-la hotel, in 2003, opened Japanese restaurant Naozen in Hong Kong by himself. He can provide the dinner for G7 Summit in Tokyo so he got a recommendation by Michelin Guide Hong Kong Macao.
Data
- Organization Name
- Hong Kong Japanese Restaurant Association
- Executive Member
- Honorary Chairman
- Frankie WU (AJI-NO-CHINMI CO.,(HK) LTD.)
Hiroshi YOSHIDA (Pacific Site Holdings Limited) - Chairman
- Toshio HIMURO (Zen Foods Co., Ltd.)
- Vice Chairman
- Naoyuki SATO (OOTOYA ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD.)
- Director
- Nobuhiro TANAKA (JFC Hong Kong Limited)
Kenji FUJIMA (Fukusho Trading Limited)
Masashi KAMATANI (AP Place Hong Kong Co., Ltd.) - Director / Accountant
- Kei SHIMOMURA (Hong Kong Packing Equipment Centre Limited)
- Director / Executive Officer
- Dennis WU (AJI-NO-CHINMI CO.,(HK) LTD.)
- Location
- 11/F Sandoz Centre, 178 Texaco Road, Tsuen Wan, N.T., Hong Kong
- TEL
- (852)3743-0645 Ms.Kiko
- FAX
- (852)3743-0646
- info@hkjra.org
- Date of Establishment
- 1979