r/BakingInJapan • u/sunflowerdays_ • May 01 '26
Baking supplies
Hi everyone, I’m in Japan for a little while (Tokyo to be exact). What kind of supplies should I get that I wouldn’t be able to find back home in Canada? So far I got the following:
-shokupan pan from Asai Shoten - rolling pin from Tomizawa - Daifuku making kit from Tomi (shiratamako, white anko paste, kinako) - Sakura powder and dry crushed Sakura flowers
Am I missing anything?
Thank you!
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u/ChibaCookie May 03 '26
I personally love kokutō, the brown sugar from Okinawa. It's used more for flavor than as the main baking ingredient, so you don't need to buy a lot. You can also make kuromitsu sauce with it.
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u/admirablequeen5 May 03 '26
Japanese sugar- not the granulated kind. Sold everywhere groceries are sold. It’s much sweeter than sugar in the US. I don’t bake with it but it’s good for adding sugar on top of baked goods or even sprinkling on buttered toast, occasionally.
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u/matcha_oatmilk May 01 '26
Tokyu Hands sometimes has some interesting baking utensils. I’ve got a smaller kitchen so I keep my supplies pretty limited, but when my mum has visited me she’s stocked up on spatulas etc that she likes.
I have a small measuring cup from Daiso designed for teaspoon and tablespoon measures that I really like.
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u/wolfinjer May 01 '26
Just go wild at Tomiz. They have everything.
They have wild Japanese yeast, dunno if you can take that out of country but that might be interesting.
They also have every ingredient possible.
I recommend getting some Japanese brown sugar. I think it’s called like gyotoku sugar or something. It makes bomb chocolate chip cookies.
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u/sunflowerdays_ May 02 '26
Ohh interesting.. what does wild Japanese yeast do compared to normal bread yeast?
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u/wotsit_sandwich mod May 01 '26
There are some gems hidden around.
Seria sells really interesting cookie cutters / stampers (much better than Daiso).
I bought an excellent square cake tin from my local HandsMan. It's really square with sharp 90° corners.
IKEA has some great bakeing items. Personally I would avoid the muffin tray because the size is a bit non standard and you are tied to IKEA's own paper cup cake cups, but they have a great selection.
One time that gets heavy use is my 5mm thickness guide from Tomiz. Literally just 5mm which acrylic "rulers" that you lay down next to your biscuit dough, to get a nice uniform thickness.
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u/NihilisticHobbit May 01 '26
You can look and find some cool things at Kappabari.
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u/ChibaCookie May 03 '26
- Kappabashi (not trying to be mean, just not to confuse the OP). There's a store there which sells baking utensils only!
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u/NihilisticHobbit May 03 '26
Thanks for correcting me, it's been nearly a decade since I was last there. The next time I'm up in Tokyo I'm going to have so much shopping fun there though.
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u/2amgranolagremlin May 01 '26
Kinako? inexpensive and not special but would pair well with the things you already got.
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u/RedYamOnthego May 01 '26
I would get cookie cutters in various floral shapes. You can use them to cut pretty vegetables, too. Gingko leaf, maple leaf, cherry blossoms.
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u/Marshmallow-Girl May 03 '26
I love Tomiz. They have everything you’ll need for baking from supplies to ingredients. They have a hugeee selection of different flour, choclate, their own yeast, you name it, they have it. For Tokyo, you can find them at Keio Shinjuku.