Owakudani or the Great Boiling Valley in Hakone, Japan, is hardly the ideal tourist spot.
Its a large volcanic caldera formed around 3,000 years ago following a large eruption of Mount Hakone.
The Owakudani black eggs or Kuro-tamago are regular chicken eggs that are hard-boiled in the naturally hot water pools.
The sulphur in the water renders the eggs shell black while also imparting a peculiar smell to it.
Locals say that taking one can prolong ones life by seven years.
Take two, and youll get 14 extra years added to your life.
From this vantage point one can have a magnificent view of Mt.
Fuji, that lies next door.
The eggs are eaten right there, besides the spring where they are boiled and sold.
The black eggs are famous throughout Hakone and one need not always visit Owakudani to eat them.
They are sold in many shops around the town in small bags of six for 500 Yen.
There is nothing wrong about eating sulphur boiled eggs, actually.
If you think they are gross, you should see how theChinese like their eggs.
Photo credit:Rudy Herman/Flickr
Photo credit:Marika Bortolami/Flickr
Photo credit:Hideya HAMANO/Flickr
