But all of them have THIS in common

Basically its a piece a bread.It's hard and sweet on the top

sugar and butter. And soft on the inside. Today we're going to take a closer look

at the MELON PAN

Asakusa is one of Japan's most famous traditional centers

and sits in the heart of central Tokyo. Millions of visitors come to

Sensoji Temple to pray

or just feel the traditional spirit of Japan

Just around the corner from Sensoji

is a restaurant preserving the tradition of Japan's most popular bread

it's called ASAKUSA Kagetsu-do

and it's been a popular place

for piping hot melon pan for over a decade

they call it Japanese traditional sweet bread in English

and people just love it!

The smell of hot and fresh sweet bread from the door

is hard to pass up

Owner Yoshifumi Yuki explains

the interior takes you back in time! This retro Japan field is popular with locals

and tourists alike

but why is it called melon pan?

Here is a real melon, and here is a melon pan

I guess they look alike

In Japanese, melon is pronounced meh-lon and

and pan is the word for bread in portugueses

the first westerners to arrive in Japan

in the 16th century

Yuki san recommends the melon double wammy

it's a hot melon pon with a housemaid melon soda

neither tastes like melon

but a melon soda has a green melon like color

that's close enough

Why the cherry?

Yuki-san says it adds color

A simple yet traditional snack in the heart of Asakusa