Vending Machines
In Japan it seems you can buy almost anything from a vending machine. Here are some of the
more unusual ones I've come across on my travels.
(Note to people arriving from search engines: I have never come across a
"used panty vending machine", and the word on the street is that if they weren't
just an urban legend, they were a passing fad of the late 80s / early 90s which now live on only
in the voyeuristic ambitions of foreign media. The closest I can offer you is this new
panty vending machine with what appears to be male and female "erotic" underwear.)
Friday, March 4, 2005 9:27 PM
Japan has a long tradition of eki-ben (駅弁)
- literally "station packed lunches" - which consist of a tray
of Japanese food,
typically reflecting the local culinary tradition of the station's region.
These are sold at the station or even on the train and are usually eaten
cold.
But hey, if you're travelling in Japan for any length of time you get
sick of all this traditional stuff and long for a good home cooked
meal just like a vending machine would make it. Look no further than
Shin Osaka Station.
Friday, February 25, 2005 8:51 PM
Japan is home to an astonishing variety of vending machines, many of which talk
to you and will sell you anything from canned drinks to magazines with pictures
of scantily clad locals.
