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Baum vending machine in a Yokohama station lets us eat cake served on a luxury cruise ship

• Krista Rogers
  Oct 27, 2026
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Our favorite kind wasn’t even the one we expected, but they were all the baum-dot-com.

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• (Asuka III • Bashamichi Station • baum • cake • Cocotomo • COK • cruise • dessert • food • gluten-free • Minatomirai Line • SNJO • vending machine • weird • Yokohama)

JAL first class cakes can be bought for a bargain, but are they as bougie as they seem?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 19, 2026

In Japan, a cake that’s “imperfect” can sometimes be perfect.

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• (airline food • cake • cakes • first class • JAL • Japan Airlines • Japanese cakes • Japanese sweets • SNJO • sweets)

Pokémon’s cozy city builder game inspires Cozy (Corner) cakes in Japan! [Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 26, 2026

Snorlax, Professor Tangrowth, and other characters from the Pokémon city builder given sweet salutes by Cozy Corner.

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• (anime • cake • Cozy Corner • cutes • food • Ginza Cozy Corner • manga • Pokemon • Pokémon Pokopia • Pokopia • sweets • video games)

You can assemble a well-balanced team of Pokémon, them eat them, thanks to Japanese cake chain

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 6, 2026

Cozy Corner unveils a mini-Pokédex’s worth of adorable Pokémon desserts.

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• (anime • cake • Cozy Corner • cute • food • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)

Satisfy your sweet tooth with cheesecake and more all-you-can-eat sweets at Cheese Garden

• Krista Rogers
  Feb 11, 2026

This special sweets buffet is easily accessible from Tokyo and is truly baking the world a better place.

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• (all-you-can-eat • cake • Cheese Garden • Cheesecake • COK • dessert • Emi Terrace • Saitama • SNJO • sweets)

A whole slew of Totoro Christmas cakes are on their way to make the season extra merry【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 4, 2025

Studio Ghibli-themed bakery puts a tasty spin on Japan’s Christmas cake tradition.

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• (anime • cake • Christmas • Christmas cake • cream puffs • cute • food • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Shire Hige’s Cream Puff Factory • Studio Ghibli • sweets • Totoro)

Tokyo Station’s ultra-rare cakes look, and taste, like a cup of coffee

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 13, 2025

Cleverly beautiful tiramisu sweets are only available three days a week.

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• (beautiful • cake • clever • coffee • COK • cool • food • sweets • tiramisu • Tokyo Station)

Beyond fruit sandwiches — Japan has cake sandwiches too!【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 21, 2025

A regional treat opens our eyes and mouths to a new dimension of baked goods.

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• (cake • castella • COK • crazy • food • Niigata • sandwiches • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Sake bread and cakes, using one of Japan’s best brews, can only be bought at one Tokyo bakery

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 16, 2025

The star of the Yamaguchi sake scene shows up in Shinjuku baked goods, and we’re ready for a trio of taste tests.

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• (alcohol • anpan • bread • cake • COK • Dassai • drinks • food • hotels • keio plaza hotel • sake • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Nana’s Green Tea releases unique sakura treats for cherry blossom season in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 23, 2025

Anyone up for a salty sakura lassi?

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• (cafes • cake • cherry blossoms • COK • drinks • food • green tea • lassi • matcha • Nana's Green Tea • parfait • parfaits • sakura • sakura sweets • sweets • yoghurt • yogurt)

Everyday Japanese cafe chain’s seasonal sakura sweets look amazing from every angle…except one

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 18, 2025

You’ll want to snap your photos before you start eating one of this chain’s tempting new cherry blossom treats.

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• (cafes • cake • cherry blossoms • COK • Cozy Corner • food • Mont Blanc • sakura • sakura sweets • sweets)

Pikachu and extra-cute Pokémon look extra delicious as Japan’s new Poké Peace cakes【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 18, 2025

I choose you, cake Pikachu! And you too, cake Piplup!

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• (anime • cake • Cozy Corner • cute • food • manga • Pikachu • Poké Peace • Pokemon • sweets • video games)

Are Japan’s Strawberry Shortcake instant noodles as gross as they say?

• Oona McGee
  Feb 13, 2025

Yakisoba meets cake in this very weird Japan-exclusive product.

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• (cake • COK • crazy • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese food • Noodles • ramen • review • shortcake • SNJO • strawberries • strawberry shortcake • sweets • taste test • weird • yakisoba)

Japanese instant yakisoba noodles now available in…Strawberry shortcake flavour?

• Oona McGee
  Feb 1, 2025

Dessert noodles designed to be enjoyed with coffee.

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• (cake • crazy • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese food • Noodles • ramen • shortcake • strawberries • sweets • weird • yakisoba)

Kura Sushi has a new parade-delivered whole cake dessert, but what’s it like to eat?【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 23, 2024

We head to the popular revolving sushi chain, and something very attention-grabbing heads to our table.

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• (cake • COK • Conveyor belt sushi • cool • crazy • food • funny • kaiten sushi • Kaitenzushi • Kura Sushi • Kurazushi • restaurants • revolving sushi • SNJO • sushi • sweets • video)

Does Japan’s T.M. Revolution J-rock cake really look like the song it’s named after?

• SoraNews24
  Dec 18, 2024

Takanori Nishikawa’s home prefecture supermarket has a whole line of Christmas cakes named after his songs, but do they look the part?

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• (cake • Christmas cake • COK • food • funny • music • Shiga Prefecture • SNJO • sweets • T.M. Revolution • Takanori Nishikawa • taste test)

New Totoro and Spirited Away Christmas cakes let you taste the anime magic of Studio Ghibli

• Oona McGee
  Dec 5, 2024

Spirit yourself away to a Japanese Christmas.

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• Japan
• (anime • cake • cakes • Cheesecake • Christmas • Christmas 2025 • Christmas cake • cookies • cream puffs • food • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • sweets • Totoro)

Late-night cake cafe in Tokyo’s hostess/host bar district will satisfy your confectionary desires

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 27, 2024

The address and interior design say host/hostess lounge, but the menu says elegant individual-size cakes.

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• (cafes • cake • COK • food • Kabukicho • restaurants • shinjuku • SNJO • sweets)

Japanese vending machines now selling One Piece character cakes【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 10, 2024

Cake, as always, is the real treasure we’re looking for.

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• Japan
• (anime • cake • Cake.jp • food • Japanese vending machines • manga • One Piece • sweets • vending machines)

Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Mar 27, 2024

A delicious way to store your valuables.

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• Japan
• (anime • cake • chocolate • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • Studio Ghibli)

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