Sotto, Salt. Bakery — Shimane Matsue, a shop specializing in shio-pan (salt bread rolls), opened on October 31, 2026, in Karakoro Kobo in Tono-machi, Matsue. It is the shop’s first appearance in Shimane Prefecture, and it will be here for 100 days only, until around February 7, 2027.
The stars are salt and truffle. The salt is Guérande salt from France, a rare sea salt still made by a traditional method with more than a thousand years of history. The signature item is the salt croissant, and three varieties let you compare the salts: Salt Truffle (¥450, about $2.80), topped with black truffle; Organic Salt (¥400, about $2.50); and Herb Salt (¥400, about $2.50).
The shop belongs to a “100 days only” series — the countdown to closing starts on the day it opens. It took over the space where a doughnut shop in the same series, “100 Days Only Donuts,” finished its run on October 25.
You will find it in the Karakoro Food Hall on the first floor of Karakoro Kobo. It opens at 11:00 a.m. and closes when it sells out, and Thursdays are its regular day off. Counter quantities are limited, so if you want to be sure of getting one, reserve ahead — holds are accepted at the shop or by Instagram direct message until 5:00 p.m. the day before. In the same Karakoro area, the Izumo soba tavern Kyousuke also opened on November 1, so a small tour of the new shops around Kyoten and Tono-machi is easy to put together.
