Gokan

Gokan Co., Ltd. is a confectionery manufacturer headquartered in Chuo Ward, Osaka City, established in September 2003. The company, led by President Yoshiaki Asada, specializes in the production and sale of Western-style confections and operates café services. Gokan is renowned for its commitment to using domestic ingredients, offering "Japanese-style Western confections." Their flagship products include the "Okome no Junsei Roulade," a roll cake made with rice flour from Tainai-grown Koshihikari rice in Niigata Prefecture, and "Eemon," a madeleine featuring domestic black soybeans. The company's main office is located in the Arai Building, a historical structure built in 1922 and registered as a tangible cultural property. Additionally, Gokan operates "Cacaotier Gokan," a specialty chocolate shop dedicated to crafting chocolates from cacao beans.