It is about 36 minutes by car from Naha Airport. This cute-looking cake shop is located on a hill in Shimabukuro, Kitanakagusuku Village in the central Okinawa main island. The cakes are only whole cakes, but the cream puffs and macaroons are also excellent! Although it is a little far from downtown, it is worth a visit.
Point 1: 1-minute drive from Lycoming! What is the location of “Sweets Confectionery Kupuru”?
Sweets Confectionery Kupuru” is a sweets store located in Shimabukuro, Kitanakagusuku Village in the central part of the main island of Okinawa.
It is a popular German cake store in Okinawa, as indicated by the colorful “German Cake Shop” banner fluttering from the storefront.
It takes about 36 minutes to get there from Naha Airport via the Okinawa Expressway.
If you are going from Lycoming, you will see a large hospital called “Chubu Tokushukai Hospital” when you stand with your back to the main entrance of AEON Lycoming, so pass by the road in front of the hospital and turn left next to the “nursing home” next to it.
It is an endless uphill and curving road, but you can see the “Pacific Ocean” in the distance and it is a very nice view.
It is quite far from downtown, but it is a long-established cake store famous among Okinawans, and many people go out of their way to visit! It is a small store, but when you go inside, you may find the place packed with customers!
This cake store is located diagonally across the street from the famous steak restaurant “Paplounge Emerald,” which is well known by those in the know.
It is also a good place to get dessert after eating steak.
Point 2: What kind of German cake is “Sweets Confectionery Couple”?
The most popular product of “Sweets Confectionery Kupuru” is “German Cake”.
When you enter a restaurant or confectionery store in Okinawa, you will often see the words “German Cake.
It is so popular in the U.S. that June 11 has been designated “German Cake Day,” but it is also popular in Okinawa, which was under U.S. rule until about 50 years ago, and is widely sold in confectionery stores and supermarkets.
At Sweets Confectionery Kupuru, German cakes are sold “whole only” and not cut into pieces.
German cake originally seemed to default to two layers of chocolate cake, but the store features not only brown chocolate cake but also colorful raspberry and flavored ones.
They use EM Ai (Mana) eggs from Kitanakagusuku Village, and the rich flavor is mouthwatering.
The price is not so expensive and easy to buy.
Point 3: Introducing the rest of the “Sweets Confectionery Kupuru” lineup!
In addition to German cakes, “Sweets Confectionery Kupuru” sells a variety of other sweets.
The photo shows a “candle pudding” with a chunky texture. It is a rare treat with pudding inside a canal with plenty of caramel sauce.
We also sell colorful fresh butter cake birthday cakes in blue and pink. Colorful cakes are not often seen in Japan, but they are very foreign!
Other popular items include cream puffs filled with cream and custard using pie crust, chiffon cakes with a fluffy texture using EM eggs, and baked goods such as financiers!
The lineup changes daily, and sometimes the cake you are looking for may not be available, so if you are concerned, we recommend that you contact us in advance before going!
