Although at first glance, Yamazaki Bakery looks like a mom and pop shop in the middle of Little Tokyo. However, this discreet bakery stems from a large bakery chain in Japan. In most cases, Japanese bakeries tend to be slightly different than American bakeries. Japanese bakeries tend to use less sugar than their American counterparts. In addition, Japanese bakeries tend to blend some traditional Japanese ingredients into their pastries, such as azuki beans and rice cakes. Yamazaki Bakery offers a diverse selection of Japanese pastries and breads from cream puffs, to sponge cakes, to the more savory pizza breads. Attendees of our tours will be able to sample a few different types of their delectable pastries.
