Popular Breads in Japan

Japanese Cake Breads

Anpan contains Ogura bean jam and is fermented by Japanese Sake leaven. Japanese bakery Kimuraya started selling it in 1875. Anpan is covered with poppy seeds on its top. Vinegar tinted cherry petals are put on Sakuraanpan. Jampan was made by Kimuraya in 1900. Creampan was made by Nakamuraya in 1904. Melonpan and Chococorne was made after that.

List of Japanese Cake Breads

Name	Year of the first sale	Outline
Anpan	Breads that have been sold since 1875.	Anpan is covered with poppy seeds on its top for distinguishing from Sakuraanpan.
Sakuraanpan		Sakuraanpan was made for Meiji-Emperor at first by Kimuraya in 1875. It contains Ogura bean jam and is fermented by Japanese Sake leaven instead of good beer hop that was hard to get at that time. Cherry petals that was dipped in vinegar are put on the top.
Jampan	Breads that were made after 1897	Jampan have been made since 1900. A jam sand cookie gave a hint to make it.
Creampan		A cream puff gave a hint to make creampan. Nakmuraya made it in 1904.
Melonpan		Origin is not fixed. There are many types of melonpan but all of them are covered with cake puff. The attached photo shows the most popular one named "Sunrise".
Chococorne		This unique shape cake bread is also Japan origin. Chocolate is push into the bread after baking the dough.