# Japanz Bakery, Christchurch Central City

Japanz Bakery is a bakery at 555 Colombo Street, Central City, Christchurch.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Japanz%20Bakery%2C%20555%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Central%20City%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Japanz-Bakery/256679384508749>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Japanz%20Bakery%2C%20555%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Central%20City%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (South City (Northbound), route 1, route 8, route 44) is 48 m away; a cycle lane passes within 148 m; council off-street parking (62 spaces) is 118 m away. The address’s own page keeps 10 council reports on file.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 555 Colombo Street, Central City _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Bakeries _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Website:** https://www.facebook.com/pages/Japanz-Bakery/256679384508749 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **NZBN:** 9429036273393, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** JAPAN'S BAKERY LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2002-10-23 _(NZBN register)_
- **Food registration:** reg CCC001617/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 2 Feb 2027 _(MPI food register)_

## In its own listing

Located in South City Mall next to The Warehouse.

_Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Central City Mixed Use Zone _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [555 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/555-colombo-street), 10 reports on file

## What stood on Colombo Street

[2004, Shops along Colombo Street, towards Cathedral Square](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/obeirne/ccl-cs-16104)

_From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside A Rolling Stone, 2023-12._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/colombo-street#s-then)


## The reports nearby
2,687 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/9088416), [590 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/590-colombo-street)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9071215), [591 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/591-colombo-street)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9050001), [22 Welles St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/22-welles-street)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9041742), [4 Wilmer St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/4-wilmer-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028973), [148 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/148-durham-street-south)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028940), [193 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/193-durham-street-south)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028933), [174 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/174-durham-street-south)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028934), [174 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/174-durham-street-south)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028645), [184 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/184-saint-asaph-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028543), [7 Welles Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-welles-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028521), [580A Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/580a-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028487), [556A Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/556a-colombo-street)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, South City (Northbound), 48 m (routes 1, 8, 44) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Smiths City (Southbound), 64 m (routes 1, 8, 44) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Moorhouse Slip Nth near Colombo St, 173 m (routes 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, 148 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- Car park, Wilsons Off-Street, 118 m (62 spaces) _(Council parking data)_
- [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/colombo-street), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Japanz%20Bakery%2C%20555%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Central%20City%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5384889,172.6359417)

## Nearby

- [Metropolitan Bakery & Milk Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/metropolitan-bakery-milk-bar-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 9 m
- [Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-christchurch-central-city), Bookshops, 11 m
- [Phone Zone](https://www.chch.live/business/phone-zone-christchurch-central-city), Phone shops, 19 m
- [The Christmas Collective](https://www.chch.live/business/the-christmas-collective-christchurch-central-city), Party, 21 m
- [Bento Bowl](https://www.chch.live/business/bento-bowl-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 22 m
- [St Pierres Sushi & Bento Bowl South City](https://www.chch.live/business/st-pierres-sushi-bento-bowl-south-city-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 23 m
- [Carlyle Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1273-carlyle-reserve), park, 326 m
- [Science Alive Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1753-science-alive-reserve), park, 537 m
- [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), Botanic, 539 m

_Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._
- [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), Car park, 405 m

## The nearest other bakeries

- [Grizzly](https://www.chch.live/business/grizzly-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 222 m
- [Le Panier](https://www.chch.live/business/le-panier-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 519 m
- [Izmir Delight](https://www.chch.live/business/izmir-delight-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 530 m
- [Bohemian Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/bohemian-bakery-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 537 m
- [Bellbird Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/bellbird-bakery-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 539 m
- [Aha Wildlife Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/aha-wildlife-bakery-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 544 m
- [Cake Eating Company](https://www.chch.live/business/cake-eating-company-sydenham), Sydenham, 554 m
- [The Butcher's Pie](https://www.chch.live/business/the-butcher-s-pie-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 559 m
- [Every one in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery#in-christchurch-central-city)

## Also in Christchurch Central City

- [St Pierre's Sushi](https://www.chch.live/business/st-pierre-s-sushi-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 27 m
- [Reduced to Clear](https://www.chch.live/business/reduced-to-clear-christchurch-central-city), Supermarkets, 36 m
- [Teasme Specialty Tea Shop - South City](https://www.chch.live/business/teasme-specialty-tea-shop-south-city-christchurch-central-city), Delis, 36 m
- [Mister Minit](https://www.chch.live/business/mister-minit-christchurch-central-city), Repair, 38 m
- [Two Dollar Things](https://www.chch.live/business/two-dollar-things-christchurch-central-city), Variety Store, 38 m
- [Saigon Centre Vietnamese Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/saigon-centre-vietnamese-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 40 m
- [South City Mall](https://www.chch.live/business/south-city-mall-christchurch-central-city), Malls, 40 m
- [K + K](https://www.chch.live/business/k-k-christchurch-central-city), Clothing, 41 m
- [Little Saigon - Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/business/little-saigon-colombo-street-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 41 m
- [Pita Pit](https://www.chch.live/business/pita-pit-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 45 m
- [Every kind of business in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5384889&lon=172.6359417)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5384889,172.6359417,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Japanz%20Bakery)
- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/13278567432), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Japanz Bakery?**

A bakery in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

**Where is Japanz Bakery?**

555 Colombo Street, Central City, on [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/colombo-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5384889,172.6359417,17)

**Is Japanz Bakery still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

**How do you contact Japanz Bakery?**

its [website](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Japanz-Bakery/256679384508749) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other bakeries are near Japanz Bakery?**

[Grizzly](https://www.chch.live/business/grizzly-christchurch-central-city) (222 m), [Le Panier](https://www.chch.live/business/le-panier-christchurch-central-city) (519 m), [Izmir Delight](https://www.chch.live/business/izmir-delight-christchurch-central-city) (530 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery).

**What’s near Japanz Bakery?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/555-colombo-street) holds 10 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Metropolitan Bakery & Milk Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/metropolitan-bakery-milk-bar-christchurch-central-city) (9 m); the South City (Northbound) bus stop is 48 m away: routes 1, 8, 44; a cycle lane passes within 148 m; nearest park: [Carlyle Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1273-carlyle-reserve) (326 m).

**What stood where Japanz Bakery is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5384889&lon=172.6359417)

## Sources

- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address
- Record assembled 2026-10-20

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