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No. 29 in the world · November 2026

Centre the Bakery

Ginza, 1-chome · Tokyo, Japan

shokupanNo. 29
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The one thing to get

The shokupan tasting set: three breads, toasted, with butter and jam

When to go: A line forms for the sit-down tasting; go at opening or for takeaway loaves.

A whole bakery about one thing, milk bread, and you toast your own at the table.

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Shokupan (Japanese milk bread)

Shokupan (Japanese milk bread)

4 hr, 40 min hands-on · 1 large loaf. The cloud-soft, square Japanese loaf, made with a cooked flour paste (yudane) so it stays tender for days. Toast it thick.

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