Take in Tokyo's bustling Shibuya crossing. Visit Kyoto's Golden Pavilion temple. Marvel at Mt. Fuji. Eat a plastic-wrapped sandwich from 7-Eleven.

Of all the varied and delightful cultural experiences for tourists in Japan, you might not think consuming an egg salad sandwich sold at a chain belongs on the list. But Japan's ubiquitous convenience store sandwiches have a cult-like following, and its 7-Eleven stores are described as a national treasure.

There are travel blogs and guides dedicated solely to them. Tourists post in forums asking how to get one through Canadian customs , or where to find dupes back in Toronto. Users post TikToks where they boast about flying thousands of kilometres just to get their hands on one.

Even U.S. celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain once d

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