William. Ya live in Kumamoto long enough and some things become as taken for granted as the sun rising in the east. One is the hot dog stand settled in a rusted-out van along the road from the airport. It was founded in 1976 by Miyahara Youichi ( 宮原洋一), who had one day grown sick of his salaryman job, quit, and embarked on his dream life: selling hot dogs, which were rather unknown in Kumamoto in those days. He’s now 76 and has passed the baton to his daughter, who has added a curry counter next door. Two interesting idioms from the article: 「辛さが足りない」(`Karasa ga tarinai’, insufficient spiciness) and 「半端なもんを出せば、お客さんは二度と来ん」(“hantanamonowodaseba, okyakusamahanidotokon, if you put out half-hearted food, customers will stop coming). She’s also vowed to restore the original van rather than buy a new one - it’s not like it has to go anywhere, it just needs to continue providing Kumamoto with hot dogs, rather unknown in Kumamoto when it opened. Next time you’re out there, give it a try. Source: https://kumanichi.com/articles/420002