A lot of foreigners come to Japan for sushi, ramen, and wagyu.
Then somehow they leave talking about the convenience store egg sandwich.
I know it sounds stupid.
It’s just bread, egg, and mayo.
But if you’ve had one in Japan, you get it.
The bread is soft.
The egg is creamy.
There’s no crust.
The mayo is mild.
And somehow the whole thing just works.
In many countries, a gas station or convenience store sandwich is something you buy when you have no other choice.
You eat it because you’re hungry, not because you expect it to be good.
But in Japan, people try a cheap egg sandwich from 7-Eleven, Lawson, or FamilyMart and go:
“Wait, why is this so good?”
That’s the funny part.
For Japanese people, it’s not special.
It’s just something you grab before work, at the station, or late at night when you’re too tired to think.
But for visitors, it feels weirdly impressive.
Not because Japan invented the egg sandwich.
It didn’t.
Japan just took a very normal food and made it soft, clean, cheap, and reliable.
And honestly, that might be one of the most Japanese things ever.
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Thoughts about Japan:
Japan is so much more than Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka.
I love taking the train and staying in random cities with no expectations, places where travelers usually don’t go.
On my first trip, around 12 years ago, I was backpacking and ended up in Numazu, a quiet coastal city with beautiful views of Mt. Fuji.
A friend and I went out to explore and found a small open restaurant, so we walked in.
A nice lady greeted us with the usual “irasshaimase”, a warm welcome you hear when entering places in Japan, and guided us to our table.
The menu was all in Japanese, so we pointed at dishes and ordered based on the images, having no clue what they tasted like. Part of the experience.
We were their only customers, and I could see the surprise on her husband, the chef, seeing foreigners there.
They wanted to talk to us, but the language barrier was too strong.
Then suddenly, their young daughter, who had been studying us from afar, ran in, grabbed her mother’s phone, opened Google Translate, and the magic started.
The barrier was gone.
They were so curious about our trip that they even sat down and ate with us.
I showed them photographs I had taken around Japan, they loved seeing their country through foreign eyes, the husband even said we had traveled Japan more than they had.
Time passed, and we had to say goodbye.
We stepped out, and out of nowhere, the young girl ran toward us and showed us the phone:
“Where are you going next?”
We showed her a shrine we were going to walk to.
She told us to wait and ran back inside.
Moments later, they closed the restaurant, brought the car around, and gestured for us to get in.
The whole family joined.
They drove us all the way to the shrine.
Before we left, the husband pulled out the phone one last time:
“You guys have a long journey ahead. It was a pleasure meeting you. Enjoy Japan.”
These experiences are why I travel, and why I love photography.
Thank you Japan.
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