The book "Nihon Gotochi Bread Encyclopedia" was released on June 2, 2012. The book is part of the "Japan Nostalgia Compendium Series," which focuses on "local breads" from all over Japan.

Nihon Gotochi Bread Compendium

This book introduces bread that can only be found in each region of Japan, from Hokkaido to Okinawa, covering not only popular breads that are relatively well-known, but also oddities that only local people know about, in a wide variety of genres.


From sweet breads to cooked breads, from standard breads to oddities, this book is full of "soul breads" that continue to be loved by the locals. The book gathers together breads from all over Japan, not only from local bakeries, but also from town bakeries, schools, and vending machine breads.


This book is not only a "nationwide local bread guide" that can be used as a travel companion, but also a "local bread catalog" that can be enjoyed just by looking at it, and it is a book that approaches the charm of unique and delicious local breads. The book also includes mini features and columns on Japanese bread culture, from memorable school lunch breads and scenes of school purchases, to flavorful old bakeries in Tokyo, Nagoya mornings, and vending machine breads.


A5 size, 160 pages (all in color). Price: 1,650 yen (tax included). Published by Tatsumi Shuppan.