An Pan & the Sweet Kashipan - One Sandwich

Tiramisu-inspired sandwich with mascarpone and coffee.

Cake designed to look like a sandwich; trompe l'oeil dessert.

Cherry blossom flavored cream sandwich; spring seasonal.

Raisin butter cream in cookie sandwich; Hokkaido specialty omiyage.

Peanut butter (often sweeter than Western) on shokupan; Skippy brand popular.

Naporitan (Japanese ketchup-based spaghetti with peppers, onions, sausage) in a roll; yoshoku classic as sandwich.

Matcha (green tea) cream sandwich.

Famous Hokkaido souvenir: raisin butter cream between cookies; Rokkatei brand.

Fruit jam (ichigo/strawberry most common) on shokupan; simple sweet sandwich.

Ice cream sandwiched in bread or cookie; various forms.

Hot pressed red bean paste and butter sandwich; sweet.

Sweet sandwich cookies with Hokkaido butter cream; souvenir item (like Marusei butter sandwich).

Custard cream sandwich.

Whipped cream sandwich on shokupan; simple sweet sando.

Soft roll filled with pastry cream (custard); distinctive glove shape.

Cream pan with chocolate pastry cream.

Chocolate cream sandwich.

Chocolate-filled soft bread; various forms.

Cone/horn-shaped bread filled with chocolate cream.

Butter cream sandwiched between cookies; omiyage item (like Tokyo Banana, Marusei Butter Sandwich).

Sweet red bean paste (anko) on shokupan; traditional Japanese sweet as sandwich.

Red bean paste with butter on shokupan; sweet-salty combination, Nagoya specialty.

Soft roll filled with anko (sweet red bean paste); invented 1874 at Kimuraya bakery, Tokyo.

An pan with tsubuan (chunky red bean paste with whole beans visible).