Fruit Sando (フルーツサンド)
Fruit and barely-sweet cream in crustless milk bread, arranged so the knife reveals a picture. The fruit sando is the rare sandwich engineered as much for its cross-section as its taste.
Japan
Yamagata Beef Sando (山形牛サンド)
Sandwich with Yamagata beef (premium wagyu region).
Yakitori Sando (焼き鳥サンド)
Grilled chicken skewer meat (tare or shio style) on shokupan.
Yakisoba Pan (焼きそばパン)
Sauce-fried noodles packed into a soft roll: two wheat starches stacked without apology. Yakisoba pan was never meant to be balanced, it was meant to be cheap, portable and enough.
Yakisoba Pan with Beni Shoga (紅しょうが入り焼きそばパン)
Yakisoba pan topped with beni shoga (red pickled ginger); adds color and tang.
Yakisoba Pan with Aonori (青のり焼きそばパン)
Yakisoba pan with aonori (green seaweed flakes) sprinkled on top.
Wiener Pan (ウインナーパン)
Soft roll wrapped around a wiener sausage; ketchup and mustard.
Wanpaku Sando (わんぱくサンド)
'Boisterous' sandwich—overstuffed with colorful layers of ingredients for dramatic cross-section.
Wako Katsu Sando (和幸カツサンド)
Wako chain's katsu sando; widely available.
Wagyu Steak Sando (和牛ステーキサンド)
Premium wagyu steak sandwich; luxury item.
Wagyu Sando Specialty (和牛サンド専門店)
Shops specializing in wagyu beef sandwiches; various preparations.
Wagyu Katsu Sando (和牛カツサンド)
Premium wagyu beef cutlet sando; heavily marbled A5 wagyu, often seared rare, with special sauce; luxury item costing ¥3000-10000+.
Wagyu Katsu Sando - Omi (近江牛カツサンド)
Omi beef katsu sando; Japan's oldest branded beef.
Wagyu Katsu Sando - Matsusaka (松阪牛カツサンド)
Matsusaka beef katsu sando; often considered Japan's finest wagyu.
Wagyu Katsu Sando - Kobe (神戸牛カツサンド)
Kobe beef katsu sando; one of Japan's three great wagyu brands.
Wagyu Katsu Sando - A5 (A5和牛カツサンド)
Specifically A5-grade wagyu (highest marbling score); melt-in-mouth texture, served very rare.
Vegetable Sando (野菜サンド)
Mixed vegetables (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrot) with mayo on shokupan.
Vegan Sando (ヴィーガンサンド)
Vegan sandwich options; growing trend in urban areas.
Tuna Sando (ツナサンド)
Canned tuna mixed with Kewpie mayo on shokupan; konbini staple.
Tuna and Egg Sando (ツナたまごサンド)
Combined tuna salad and egg salad.
Tuna and Corn Sando (ツナコーンサンド)
Tuna with sweet corn and mayo; popular with children.
Tonkatsu Sando (とんかつサンド)
Slice it and the whole sandwich confesses on the cut face: gold crust, pale meat, white crumb, no grease. The tonkatsu sando hides all its engineering inside a frame that looks like nothing.
Tonkatsu Sando with Cabbage (キャベツ入りカツサンド)
Tonkatsu sando with layer of finely shredded raw cabbage; adds freshness and crunch.
Tonkatsu Sando - Wako Style (和幸カツサンド)
Wako chain style; thicker cut, heavier breading, more casual.