Tokyo Banana


Tokyo Banana is a Japanese banana-shaped sponge cake with a cream filling. It is a famous souvenir sweet of Tokyo and is manufactured and sold by.
Tokyo Bananas come in many different flavors and are usually packaged individually in plastic. The original flavor is known as Tokyo Banana Miitsuketa, and is filled with a banana custard cream. The cream filling uses strained banana puree. After baking, the sponge cake is steamed to bring out a soft texture.
Tokyo Banana Miitsuketa is manufactured at MASDAC Corporation's factory in Tokorozawa, Saitama. Tokyo Bananas are sold across stores in Tokyo and in several major Japanese airports.

History

Tokyo Banana Miitsuketa, the original banana custard flavor, first went on sale in 1991. Even before Tokyo Banana, there were a large number of souvenir cakes in Tokyo, but Tokyo Banana was the first to include "Tokyo" in its product name.
As of 2016, the yearly sales are roughly 4 billion yen.
The first store selling Tokyo Banana outside of Tokyo was established in Osaka by Grapestone in April 2020 as travel slumped during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, a new flagship store dedicated solely to Tokyo Banana products was opened in Tokyo Station.

Tokyo Banana Series

  • Tokyo Banana Miitsuketa
  • Tokyo Banana Miitsuketa caramel flavour
  • Tokyo Choco Banana
  • Tokyo Banana Pie
  • Fresh Cream Puff
  • Tokyo Banana Raisin Sandwich
  • Wagashi Tokyo Banana
  • Moist Baumkuchen
  • Tokyo Banana Fresh Moist Baumkuchen
  • Tokyo Banana Baumkuchen Brule
  • Tokyo Banana Roll Cake
  • Tokyo Banana Miitsuketa Gaufrette
  • Tokyo Banana Ai to Sachi
  • Ice Monaka

Products sold in the past

Kuro Bei

  • Tokyo Banana Kuro Bei
  • Chocolate Pie
  • Moist Baumkuchen
  • Dorayaki
  • Black Sesame Seed Pie Kuro Bei
  • Kuro Bei Raisin