Japan wins for egg sandwiches!

I've been sharing some of the things Japan does best, in my humble opinion, as I spend an extended period of time outside Japan. Currently I am working abroad. My employer is based in a large mall and I tend to buy my lunch several times a week. Every time I go to the shop I am struck by the difference in the choice of sandwiches available. And often I lament that there are no egg sandwiches available.

I miss the egg sandwiches that are available in Japan. Not just homemade sandwiches, but the fresh egg sandwiches available in supermarkets and convenience stores. Moreover, I miss the egg sandwiches from specialty stores in Kawagoe city, where I lived before moving abroad temporarily. Nobody makes egg sandwiches like the Japanese!

Every time I visit the sandwich section of a supermarket I am reminded of the egg sandwiches of Japan. But today I thought to write this article because it is Egg Sandwich Day in Japan - on the 1st of October annually. Specifically Yamamotoya Egg Sandwich Day. Yamamotoya are egg sandwiches sold from bright yellow vending machines in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture for the last 51 years. October 1st was chosen for the anniversary because it can be written 101, which looks like an egg between two slices of bread!

Have you ever visited the Yamamatoya egg sandwich vending machines? And / or have you ever had an Yamamatoya egg sandwich? Do you like egg sandwiches generally? And can you get them in your home country?