Breads for Japanese

I read this article this week.

Japan has a rice-based culture but eating bread instead of rice is also common these days. The most eaten loaf is “shuokupan,” which color is white and square bread. The one of the reasons is that the color and softly feel like rice or rice cakes are acceptable for Japanese.

This article is very unique because the author focuses on the bread in Japan. She said that the top three bread-consuming cities are Kobe, Kyoto and Nara. All of the cities are Kinki region and the areas are very famous for Japanese traditional culture and they have been accepted Western culture. In my opinion, these countries are ranked because they have a long history to accept Western food culture like breads and a lot of foreigners visit there because there has wonderful Japanese culture so selling loaf is in demand. I was surprised because today, Japanese filled sweet or savory breads are popular in other countries.

I have two questions for you. Do you think Why Kinki area is ranked? Which one do you like to eat for your breakfast: breads or rice? Why?