Japan's largest bread festival, the Setagaya Bread Festival 2018, will be held again this year over two days starting on October 7th. This year's theme is "Ja-Pan," and popular bakeries from all over Japan will gather, with approximately 120 stores participating each day.


This annual bread festival, which recorded approximately 50,000 visitors last year, has the theme of "Ja-Pan" for its eighth year. Enjoy a wide variety of breads that can only be enjoyed in Japan, including breads that originated in Japan, foreign breads developed for Japanese tastes, and breads unique to Japan. These two days will allow you to enjoy breads unique to Japan, the land of bread.

On the day of the event, the venue will be the Mishuku area of Setagaya Ward. Approximately 120 bakeries, bread accompaniments, food and drink vendors from Setagaya Ward and all over Japan will set up shop each day. There will also be workshops and talk shows where you can eat bread, learn, and have fun. The participating bakeries, other vendors, and details of the content will be announced at a later date. A variety of events are planned. This year's event is hugely popular, so be sure to keep an eye out.