Oops! Love of the island is in the air!
A huge onion sculpture was catching the morning sun at an observatory overlooking the Onaruto Bridge and Shikoku. It is 2.8 meters high, 2.5 meters wide, and weighs 250 kg. Its name is "Oppo Onion" (meaning "old onion" in Japanese). Visitors cheered, saying, "It's an onion!
Minami-Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture, in the southern part of Awaji Island. The Uzu no Oka Oyomon Bridge Memorial Museum, a tourist facility located on a hill near the Naruto Straits known for its whirlpools, was overflowing with love for onions.
It is the onion that grabs at the crane goum.
If you can catch it, you get about 1.2~1.5 kg of onions. The catch copy is "If you don't get it, you will cry. And even if you catch it, you will cry. Onion Catcher.
There is also an onion-shaped chair and an "onion wig" that can be used to create an onion-shaped hairstyle.
Yuji Eiji, 38, director of the third-sector company that manages the island, says, "We are very particular about onions, which are grown in the island's mild climate and mineral-rich soil. University students Airi Honma, 21, and Narumi Nakagawa, 21, both of Yokohama City, took photos of the objects, saying, "The scenery is beautiful, too.
The turning point came in 2013, when a hamburger sold at the museum's store, which featured onions as the main ingredient, won first place in a national "local burger" competition.
Let's firmly promote what we have on the island," said one of the employees. The ideas of the employees have led to the development of products and projects rooted in Awaji Island one after another, and the island has returned to a lively atmosphere.
The Uzu no Oka Neon Street "Tamaden," which conveys Awaji Island's customs through 30 pieces of neon art, also made its debut in January.
In the center, of course, the onion shines. (Text: Maeda, Photo: Mori, Shitayuki)
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