The December 2011 issue of Cuisine Kingdom (料理王国) lists some Japanese patissiers and chocolatiers worth getting to know. I am listing them here. On a side note, it also includes a friend of ours, Shinji Oyama, who is in charge of all of the public relations for the Tsuji Chori Gakko.
Susumu Koyama 小山進
Patissier Es Koyama in Hyogo prefecture
Tadashi Yanagi 柳正司
Meguro-ku, Yakumo 2-8-11
03-5731-9477
Koji Tsuchiya 土屋公二
Shibuya-ku, Tomigaya 1-14-9, Green Core L Shibuya
03-5790-2181
www.grand-patissier.info/TadashiYanagi/index.html
Miya and Toshimi Fujimoto 藤本美弥 智美
Patisserie Etienne in Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa prefecture
Shinpei Asada 朝田晋平
Patisserie Aplanos in Saitama-shi, Saitama prefecture
Jun Honma 本間淳
Patissier Jun Honma
Musashino-shi, Kichijoji Honcho 3-4-11
0422-27-5444
Chika Tamehiro (Tillman)
Shibuya-ku, Jingumae 5-10-1, Gyre Bldg. 4F
03-6418-8015
Reiko Imou 芋生玲子
Musashino-shi, Kichijoji Higashi-cho 3-8-8, Kasa Kichijoji II
0422-29-0888
Kazuya Morita 森田一頼
Minato-ku, Minami-Aoyama 5-2-11, R2-A Blgd. B1
03-6427-3229
Fumiyuki Kanai 金井 史章
Shibuya-ku, Jingumae 5-51-8, La Porto Aoyama 10F
03-6419-4181
Naoki Miura 三浦直樹
Shibuya-ku, Jingumae 5-10-1, Gyre Bldg. 2F
03-6362-0500
Food Sake Tokyo 