🍜 Ogino Pan Headquarters Factory Direct Sales Store

Founded in 1960 in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, "Ogino Pan" features a direct sales store that sells freshly baked bread, operating year-round without holidays (only closed on New Year's Day). Whether on weekdays or holidays, the store is always bustling with locals, tourists visiting places like Tsukui Lake and Miyanosawa Lake, as well as motorcyclists stopping by during their travels. The variety of bread ranges from sweet to savory, with the best-selling item being the "fried bread," which is a hot dog bun from the school lunch menu that is deep-fried and generously sprinkled with white sugar. This bread previously achieved remarkable sales of 16,000 pieces over two days at a food event, and you can only taste the freshly fried goodness at the direct sales store. The "Danzai Red Bean Bread," which features a thin brioche filled with red bean paste, is also quite popular, available in various flavors including red bean paste, whole red beans, chestnuts, and sesame. There is a covered dining area outside the store where you can enjoy your purchased bread. Additionally, you can watch the bread-making process through glass windows observing the production line. It is recommended to visit in the morning.

The headquarters of a long-established bakery that opened in 1960. The attached direct sales store sells bread and is open year-round with no holidays (only closed on New Year's Day). Their signature item is the "fried bread," which is a hot dog bun deep-fried, and it's incredibly delicious when freshly made. The "Danza Red Bean Bread," which comes in a variety of flavors, is also very popular. It's best to visit in the morning to watch the production line making the bread.