Go to Japan Just for the Sandwiches

As some one who loves sandwiches, I don't understand this article. Japan has some of the best baked goods in the world and milk bread is excellent, but the sandwiches are pretty awful and was one of the more difficult things to adjust to when I was home sick living there.

Subway is a legitimate contender if you want something besides a mediocre ham sandwich that all the restaurants serve or some meh cucumber sandwich from plastic wrap.

I personally don't know why anyone would go-to a conbini and choose a premade sandwich over an onigiri, one of the microwavable noodle dishes, or whatever hot food the conbini specializes in they serve at the front counter.

Lots of places around the world have a specific type of sandwich they are particularly good at, but if you're going to travel for a sandwich I would pick the north east corridor in the US as the best place to travel for sandwiches. New York is the most famous for the delis but pretty much anywhere down to Virginia has the best subs in general I have had around the world

I might be in the minority but my love with the 7-11 sandwiches and most bread in Japan was very brief. I like crusts that aren't soft and nearly all bread and sandwiches in Japan are very, very soft without much bite. Most of the bread-based food is also just way too sweet, even the savory things.

The 7-11 sandwich shown further down in the article is probably one of the worst ones you could get (IMHO).

(I'm European if that matters in this discussion, not from the USA)

I dont know how anyone can think this. Japanese sandwiches are all rather bland, and they're very super cheap on ingredients - usually balancing a lot of the cheap ingredient and always gross shokupan. Its so hard to get a good bread here.

When I lived in the UK I remember a variety of different fillings and importantly bread selections in every store, and the sandwich shops were another level.

I went to Japan for a business trip for a week in 2014 and I absolutely loved the 7-11 sandwiches! Not entirely sure why the crust had to be cut off though. I also tried Sukiyaki and a few other dishes, as well as the obvious Sushi and green tea KitKat's and stuff. The business was boring and involved daily long train rides but the food was wonderful!

Man I wish US convenience stores had food even half as fresh, tasty, and healthy as that found in an average Japanese konbini.

Is this a joke? Those sandwiches are average at best, if you come to Japan just for the sandwiches, you're out of your mind.

But go to Korea for the toast.