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In Japan, Christmas is a celebration which is celebrated a little differently than in other countries. They have their own traditions and customs which make Christmas a little more curiosity for people from outside countries living in Japan. Christmas cakes, for instance is one of the main traditions while celebrating Christmas in Japan. Christmas cake is a special cake made out of certain required ingredients.

In Japan, the customs and traditions regarding the Christmas were brought in Japan by the Christian missionaries. Usually, in Christian countries, the Christmas menu is important and varies widely from region to region, but in Japan, a Christmas menu was never established.

The Japanese Christmas cake is a kind of sponge type cake, which is decorated with white shipped cream over it and strawberries and other toppings to make it look more beautiful and taste better. Many a times, a small Santa Claus figure is also kept on the top of the cake. Such type of cake was usually sold until then as a cake for birthdays. While Christmas is not a national holiday in Japan, more and more people are taking up traditions such as decorating their home, giving presents to friends and celebrating the event with a special meal.

The traditional Christmas food – The Christmas cake is prepared by more than 73% of the people in Japan during Christmas. You can walk into a bakery in Japan and you won’t see any of these. These Japanese Christmas cakes are made by using only certain ingredients and have their own special style that specially distinguishes them from your garden variety, all-season cakes.

There are many recipes available online if you’re going to bake your own Japanese Christmas cake and here is one of the better ones but be assured of getting a delicious cake made with quality ingredients that’s not sweet as cakes bought from any other place in the world. As they say in Japan, “Merii Kurisumasu!”