vending machines

Rare vending machine at Japan’s oldest shrine sells…divine crepes!

Holy ground for parishioners and vending machine lovers at this off-the-beaten path destination. 

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Weird Japanese gacha lucky dip vending machine gives us more than we bargained for

You never know what might happen when you play with the gacha gods. 

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Taste-testing Japan’s beef tongue/gacha beef vending machine in Sendai【Taste test】

Japan’s gyutan capital has a very unique vending machine.

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Tokyo vending machine sells beautiful shugifukuro money envelopes for wedding and other gifts

A modern twist on Japan’s traditional gift-giving culture.

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Tokyo has a new vending machine where everything inside is free【Photos】

Moraeru Jihanki doesn’t need money, only costs a little of your time.

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Sriracha vending machines rising in Japan, our reporter tries it for first time (with Cup Noodle)

The hit hot sauce from overseas isn’t quite what he was expecting.

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Canned zosui rice porridge poised to be new hot drink vending machine hero in Japan this winter

Hot vending machine drinks inspired by hot pot.

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Maid street in Akihabara gets a new vending machine that’s sweeter than usual

An assassin has infiltrated the famous otaku neighbourhood in Tokyo.

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Retro vending machine corner is a hidden gem in the Japanese countryside

Step back in time with retro meals from the past but be warned — contents are hot!

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Japanese vending machine is the only one of its kind in Japan, dubbed the “phantom machine”

A neat example of marketing to help a rural community. 

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Japanese vending machine sells…retro toothbrushes?

This is one weird machine you won’t find anywhere else!

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Japanese vending machine sells a famous Kyoto bread loved by locals

A cult hit that’s yet to be discovered by international tourists.

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Hiyashi yaki-imo vending machine changes the whole way we think about roasted sweet potatoes

There’s nothing like the warmth of a freshly roasted sweet potato, so who wants to eat them cold? We do.

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The phantom juice only available from vending machines at JR East train stations

Only on sale for a limited time, and in a very limited area.

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Weird Japanese vending machine find gives us unique sweet potato sweets

The quality of these chilled sweet potato treats surprised our seasoned reporter.

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New vending machines sell products from iconic Japanese stores

It’s never been easier to shop at one of these famous stores.

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Japanese vending machine at Haneda Airport serves up cute cotton candy for tourists

Tokyo Cotton Candy Shop is waiting to greet you upon arrival and bid you sayonara in a very kawaii way. 

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Vending machine serves coffee by a Japanese actor with Surfin’ USA music and video while you wait

Much more entertaining than buying a coffee at a cafe.

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Japanese vending machine in Edo-period town sells a very rare type of tofu

There’s something so beautiful about modern conveniences in traditional surroundings.

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Japanese vending machines now sell spicy “drinkable cold ramen,” but how is this chilled fire?

Two companies from two nations team up to create Nomu Fururu Reimen.

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