Kimuraya Bakery and Anpan, The Uniquely Japanese Bread

Anpan is a very popular sweet bun developed in Japan. It is a well loved treat and is famous enough to even have a long running anime character named after it, Anpanman. The original bakey that invented it, Kimuraya, is still in business in Ginza. In fact, the bakery invented a version of it for the emperor of Japan when he was going on a trip to see the cherry blossoms blooming.

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This bread is made with yeast that is usually used for making sake and when you smell the bun there is a different aroma to it. Inside the bread, there can be a variety of fillings, but the traditional one is red bean paste. The emperor's version is called the Sakura Anpan and has a salted cherry blossom in the middle. If you're in Ginza, definitely worth a stop to grab a bite to eat here to stay or to go. The bakery has multiple floors.