Temporarily Closed: Japonaise Bakery in Brookline

Oh no! Just tried to go to @JaponaiseBakery. Windows papered over & sign says "closed until further notice". :( 1/3 pic.twitter.com/KeWYshfQGs

— Keiko (@keikoinboston) March 18, 2016

I was sad when I got to Japonaise Bakery yesterday and saw that the windows were papered over and they were closed. Fortunately, the closure is just temporary. I emailed them and the owner, Takeo Sakan, replied to say that he's installing some new equipment and hopes to reopen by the beginning or middle of next week. Phew! Hopefully that means their bread machine will be back up and running. It recently broke again. :( This is very sad because they're the only local source of freshly made Japanese breads in the Boston area. I'm very fond of their shoku pan (Japanese white bread).

As far as I'm aware, Japonaise Bakery is the only Japanese bakery in New England. I'm told here used to be a Japanese cake shop years ago in Belmont but they closed a long time ago. Another Japanese dessert business, Mochi Kitchen, was only open for a few years and closed last March when the owner relocated.

Japonaise Bakery was recently featured in a Harvard Magazine article about local bakeries.

Japonaise Bakery & Café, Linda's Donuts and pastry shops that “do it the old-fashioned way.” https://t.co/Y7o3yXY3Sd pic.twitter.com/l1QbgG4QdA

— Harvard Squared (@harvardsqd) March 3, 2016