Mountain Yolk
Japan is the land of Hello Kitty, the Sanrio character with more guises than Barbie. Clear evidence of Japan's love of this feline is shown at almost every tourist spot. This photo was taken in Owakudani, the site of high volcanic activity that gives the nearby holiday town of Hakone its reputation as a good site for onsen (hot spring) soaking.
Owakudani is famous for its black eggs, which are just ordinary chicken eggs boiled in the hot springs, which turns them black because of the minerals etc. The Hello Kitty on Owakudani is therefore of Ms Kitty in a black egg.
You can also see how tourist-friendly Japan is with the sign behind yours truly selling the black egg in four different languages: Japanese, English, Korean and Chinese.
No comments:
Post a Comment