Welcome to Japan Centre | Ichiba | Shoryu | Yokocho

Irasshaimase!

Japan Centre Group Ltd

Japan Centre Group Ltd began life in 1976 with a suitcase full of Japanese books and an inspired idea to cater for the community of Japanese people living in London.

It has since grown to become one of the largest and most influential Japanese retailers in the UK & Europe, adding a supermarket, bakery, deli, homeware department, online services and wholesale division to its repertoire, as well as Shoryu Ramen restaurants.

In July 2018, Japan Centre Group, alongside Cool Japan Fund opened the largest Japanese Food Hall in Europe - ICHIBA located in Westfield London.

In October 2020, we rebranded our fine dining restaurant, Sakagura into an old school style restaurant that offered regional ramens and soul food called Heddon Yokocho.

We would like to welcome you to the Japan Centre team!

Employee Benefits

We’re a fun place to work ~ !!

Challenging targets - but rewarding benefits. Fast paced. Interesting Dynamic team. We want you to be able to talk to our customers with confidence about our menu - that’s why large amounts of our dishes are available as colleague meals - So you can experience the delicious food for yourself and then wax lyrical to our guests. At JCG/Shoryu/Ichiba - we work hard - but we want you to be able to play hard too - We have some great social events & parties - we even give you a paid day off for your your birthday - so you can go out & enjoy with your family & friends! Takoyaki Tuesday - Wings Wednesday - many of our best ideas come from our colleagues - You’ll always be listened to if you have ideas that you want to share with us!
Employee discount across Shoryu Ramen, Heddon Yokocho, Ichiba and Japan Centre

We are proud to offer our amazing colleagues a 50% discount across our restaurants and a 33% across our retail stores (subject to terms and conditions)
Free staff meal on duty for restaurant colleagues
Auto-enrollment pensions scheme

3% contribution from Now Pensions
Perkbox

Employees get discount from big brand retailers, and enter weekly competitions!
Enjoy Benefits

Salary Sacrifice benefits. E.g. Save money on gym membership, nursery fees, Cycle to work scheme and more!
Career Development

Once you’ve joined, if you then decide you’d like to develop your career with us, there are lots of opportunities – many of our Managers and Head Chefs joined us as Waiters/Runners and Kitchen Assistants.

TAK TOKUMINE, CEO

I am excited to welcome you to the Japan Centre family and share with you my passion for Japanese foods, traditions and heritage from my hometown Fukuoka.