{"id":34753,"date":"2023-11-29T17:41:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T08:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tokyo.grand.hyatt.co.jp\/en\/restaurants\/?post_type=recommend&#038;p=16329"},"modified":"2026-04-01T18:30:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:30:48","slug":"fiorentina-pastry-medal-goto","status":"publish","type":"recommended","link":"https:\/\/www.tokyo.grand.hyatt.co.jp\/en\/restaurants\/recommended\/fiorentina-pastry\/medal-goto\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Sous Chef &#8211; Pastry &#038; Bakery, Junichi Goto, Awarded the Medal with Yellow Ribbon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/en\/restaurants\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/goto-chef-2023-640C-min.jpg\" alt=\"goto chef 2023 640B\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-16336\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chef Goto has won a variety of prestigious awards at international pastry competitions during his long and distinguished career. He receives the medal in recognition of his great efforts to train and mentor the next generation of Japanese pastry chefs. <\/p>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/en\/restaurants\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2019-Summer-ChefGoto-1-314x470.jpg\" alt=\"Chef Goto\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-16334\" \/><\/p>\n\n--><\/p>\n<h2>Profile of Junichi Goto <\/h2>\n<p>\n1979 &#8211; Joins Tokyo Prince Hotel<\/p>\n<p>1988 &#8211; First Place in Charles Proust Tournament, Japan<\/p>\n<p>1989 &#8211; Second Place in Charles Proust Tournament, Paris<\/p>\n<p>1990 &#8211; Receives Governor of Tokyo Award<\/p>\n<p>1995 &#8211; Wins multiple awards at La Coupe du Monde de la P\u00e2tisserie (Lyon, France): second place as part of the Japan national team; first place in Sculpture sur Glace individual competition<\/p>\n<p>1998 &#8211; Wins first place in International Pastry Tournament (Monaco, Monte Carlo)<\/p>\n<p>2003 &#8211; Appointed as Chef de Cuisine Pastry, Grand Hyatt Tokyo<\/p>\n<p>2004 &#8211; Appointed as Executive Sous Chef \u2013 Pastry \/ Bakery<\/p>\n<p>2017 &#8211; Awarded the title of \u201cTokyo Meister\u201d by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government<\/p>\n<p>2018 &#8211; Selected as a \u201cGendai-no-Meiko\u201d (contemporary master craftsman) by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare<\/p>\n<p>2023 &#8211; Awarded the Medal with Yellow Ribbon by the Emperor of Japan<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n        <section class=\"customRestaurantSec\">\n            <div class=\"customRestaurantSec__inner\">\n                <div class=\"customRestaurantSec__thumb\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tokyo.grand.hyatt.co.jp\/en\/restaurants\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/9-Fiorentina-Pastry-Boutique.jpg\" alt=\"\u30a2\u30a4\u30ad\u30e3\u30c3\u30c1\u753b\u50cf\">\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"customRestaurantSec__body\">\n                    <div class=\"customRestaurantSec__head customRestaurantSec__head--fiorentina-pastry-tokyo\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tokyo.grand.hyatt.co.jp\/en\/restaurants\/wp-content\/themes\/grandhyatt\/img\/logo-block-restaurant-fiorentina-pastry-tokyo.webp\" alt=\"Fiorentina Pastry Boutique\">\n                    <\/div>\n                    <dl class=\"customRestaurantSec__dl\">\n                        <div class=\"customRestaurantSec__dlCol\">\n                            <dt>Phone<\/dt>\n                            <dd>+81 3 4333 8713<\/dd>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"customRestaurantSec__dlCol\">\n                            <dt>Website<\/dt>\n                            <dd><a href=\"\/en\/restaurants\/fiorentina-pastry-tokyo\/\">Fiorentina Pastry Boutique<\/a><\/dd>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"customRestaurantSec__dlCol\">\n                            <dt>Hours<\/dt>\n                            <dd>\n                                                                                                    <dl class=\"customRestaurantSec__opentime\">\n                                        <dt class=\"customRestaurantSec__opentime__label\"><\/dt>\n                                        <dd class=\"customRestaurantSec__opentime__value\"><\/dd>\n                                    <\/dl>\n                                                                <p>\n                                <span class=\"is-pc\">9:00 a.m. \u2013 8:00 p.m.<br \/>\r\n(Cakes and tarts may be purchased from 10:00 a.m.)<br \/>\r\n<!--*Effective January 5, 2026, our operating hours will change to 9:00 a.m. \u2013 8:00 p.m. --><\/span>\n                                <span class=\"is-sp\">9:00 a.m. \u2013 8:00 p.m.<br \/>\r\n(Cakes and tarts may be purchased from 10:00 a.m.)<br \/>\r\n<!--*Effective January 5, 2026, our operating hours will change to 9:00 a.m. \u2013 8:00 p.m. --><\/span>\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/dd>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"customRestaurantSec__dlCol\">\n                            <dt>Address<\/dt>\n                            <dd>1st Floor Grand Hyatt Tokyo<br \/>\r\n6-10-3 Roppongi, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan 106-0032<\/dd>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/dl>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n        \n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grand Hyatt Tokyo is delighted to announce that our Executive Pastry Chef, Junichi Goto, has been awarded the Medal with Yellow Ribbon in Japan\u2019s autumn decorations list. 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