Venerable Kangaroo Bakery Jumps At Its Chances

Kangaroo is a small, and well-liked bakery in Kawasaki that has been operating for 38 years and has grown more recently to include a cafe, gallery space and architectural office, all in the same building called House Kangaroo.

Kangaroo bakes natural yeast, organic flour breads, and sells weekend-only loaves and sandwiches, but also accepts reservations for bread as its products frequently sell out fast.

Adjacent to Kangaroo is roo cafe, which opens only on Fridays and Saturdays, selling an array of beverages and treats.

In the same building is roo space, which is a rentable gallery and pop-up space area used for exhibitions, shows and workshops.

Architectural firm On is located on the third floor of the same building, and has a fun photo essay of how it spruced up House Kangaroo back in 2017.

Why the operation adopted the kangaroo monicker remains a mystery. There is a great sign outside the building featuring a kangaroo, which also takes a prominent position in the website used by the firm. But that’s it….no other kangaroo references or apparent connection to Australia (apart from having hosted a workshop for dry flowers that used wattle and other Australian plants, but that looks more coincidental than intentional).

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