Kagurazaka Kameidou's "Kuri Anpan", a bakery in Kagurazaka, Tokyo, contains a lot of marron paste and is a dish you'll want to eat in the fall.

Beyond one of Kagurazaka

Kagurazaka Kamei is located on a path north of Kagurazaka. Inside the store, which also has an eat-in, breads that are slightly different from ordinary bakeries are lined up. Chestnut anpan is popular. It is a dish that has been a hot topic on the Internet from time to time, and you will want to go buy it in the season when the clouds in the sky are high.

Heavy marron

It costs 238 yen (tax included) per piece, but the size is the same as ordinary anpan. However, when I bring it, it is heavy. You can see that it contains plenty of contents.

The top is glossy and the surroundings are covered with crushed poppy seeds, which looks like Japanese chestnuts. When I put the knife in, I found a lot of golden marron paste. I wonder if the uncrushed chestnuts are also mixed. There is a little understatement at the bottom.

The two-layered bean paste is so beautiful that it's a waste to cover it with bread and make it invisible.


When I tried a bite, the bread dough was a little clogged, and it was fluffy but firm. Marron paste is rich and has a fragrant chestnut flavor reminiscent of Western liquor. Combined with that Japanese-style sweetness, the word "Japanese-Western eclectic" seems to fit perfectly.

Even if you cut it into quarters and eat it little by little, you will be quite satisfied by the time you flatten it all. If you have one and cafe au lait instead of late lunch, you will be happy enough.

Kagurazaka 6-39 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo