October 16, 2025
~Kyuuo Shinya won the Silver Award in the Grand Gateau category and the Bronze Award in the Rice Flour category / Fuka Fushimi won the Bronze Award in the Gift category~
Tomizawa Shouten Co., Ltd., one of Japan's largest specialty stores for confectionery and baking ingredients and equipment, was founded 106 years ago and is pleased to announce that at the 2025 Japan Cake Show Tokyo, sponsored by the Tokyo Confectionery Association (a public interest incorporated association), held from Tuesday, October 14th to Thursday, October 16th, 2025, our Jiyugaoka Studio confectionery instructor, Shinya Kyubi, won a silver medal in the Grand Gateau category and a bronze medal in the rice flour category, while Fuka Fushimi won a bronze medal in the gift category.
Following on from last year, Kyubi has won in two categories for the second consecutive year, and Fushimi has also achieved the remarkable feat of winning for the second consecutive year.
Comment on the cake
: "I tried to make the decorations and appearance simple yet beautiful. The flavor is rich with chocolate, black tea, raspberries, and rose. Rose tends to have a strong scent, so I transferred a little of the scent when making the homemade puree, resulting in an elegant cake with a subtle rose scent."
Comment on the work
: "Taking advantage of the inherent properties of rice flour, I created a tart and cake base using apple and caramel as the base. Inside, I've filled the dough with jam made from homemade baked apple puree and apple pâté de fruit, so you can enjoy different textures. The appearance was designed with the image of the 'whiteness of rice' and 'autumn moon viewing.'"
Comment on the work
: "I wanted to make a Sachertorte that had never been seen before, so I created this piece. I used white chocolate for the appearance and finished it off with glass arrows to create a texture similar to Sachertorte. To give it a truly Japanese taste, I wrapped castella cake with the aroma of cherry blossoms in homemade cherry blossom bean paste."
At Tomizawa Shouten , our employees, who have specialized knowledge in confectionery and bread making, deliver the "joy of cooking" to our customers through their daily sales activities and product development. This award is the result of their approach to ingredients and their spirit of inquiry, and embodies our company's motto of "solid skills and knowledge that support handmade products." We will continue to support the improvement of the skills of each employee and contribute to the development of the next generation of pastry chefs.
