イタリアン レストラン アシスタントマネージャー / Assistant Manager - Italian Restaurant

Role summary

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The Assistant Manager supports the daily operation of the Italian restaurant, supervising service, coordinating front- and back-of-house teams, maintaining luxury hospitality standards, handling guest requests, and assisting with training, scheduling, stock control, and sales targets. Candidates should have experience in upscale or hotel restaurants, strong leadership and communication skills, and a genuine interest in Italian cuisine and guest service. Professional Japanese is generally important, while English ability is highly valued in Kyoto’s international luxury-hotel environment. The successful candidate is expected to be hands-on, polished, calm under pressure, commercially aware, and flexible with shifts, weekends, and holidays.

About the employer

The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto is a luxury riverside hotel operated by Marriott International, one of the world’s largest hospitality companies. The property combines refined Japanese design, Kyoto cultural influences, and The Ritz-Carlton’s signature personalized service. It offers upscale accommodation, restaurants and bars, spa facilities, and event services for international travelers, local guests, and luxury clientele. Marriott promotes professional development through its global hotel network and places strong emphasis on guest satisfaction, service consistency, teamwork, and responsible business practices. Employees typically work in a multicultural environment with high expectations for presentation, discretion, attention to detail, and genuine hospitality. The Kyoto location provides exposure to both traditional Japanese service culture and international luxury-hotel operations.

Working in Japan

Japan offers opportunities across hotels, restaurants, tourism, technology, education, and healthcare, with particularly strong demand in major destinations such as Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hokkaido, and Okinawa. Workplace culture values punctuality, respect, teamwork, careful communication, and attention to detail. Kyoto provides a quieter lifestyle, excellent public transport, rich history, seasonal cuisine, and easy access to mountains and cultural sites, although housing and daily costs can be high. Foreign nationals normally need an appropriate work visa before starting employment; hospitality roles may qualify under categories such as Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services, depending on duties and qualifications. Employers may sponsor eligible candidates, but requirements vary. Relocation usually involves securing housing, resident registration, health insurance, a bank account, and a residence card. Japanese ability improves career prospects and daily life, while English is valuable in international hotels.