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Vending Machines

Here is another photo from my August 2005 trip to Japan, again from Kawagoe in Saitama.This was a little shop that had been converted into storage and under the awnings they had installed some drink vending machines. I wonder what the story was behind... ...full story at Mottekaero

from Mottekaero on Wed, Sep 24 2008

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16 Sep 07 visit Vending Machines  »  YouTube videoTokyo's vending machines, do they really contain used school girl's underwear?!
07 Nov 07 visit Hot Drinks from Vending Machines  »  Mottekaero You know that it is Winter In Japan when the vending machines start to serve hot drinks.For me as an Australian it is still a novelty. The idea of popping ¥120 into a vending machine and getting out a hot drink is rather good. Especially on very co...
28 Jul 08 visit Ikoma “Eco-City” to Cut Back on Vending Machines  »  TreeHugger Vending machines have come under fire lately for being bad for the environment, as inefficient 24-hour operation leads to significant amounts of electricity being wasted. Especially in Japan, there are over 5.4million vending machines (as of Dec 2007)....
09 Jan 08 visit Very Helpful Vending Machine  »  Mottekaero Japan is a country of vending machines, its one of the first thing to hit visitors to this country "there are so many vending machines". They sell cold or hot drinks, dry or hot food, videos or clothes (or so I've heard about the last one).But this...
26 Jan 08 visit Purikura  »  Loulogue Japan is vending-machine heaven, you can buy a huge variety of products from vending machines, and you can find the machines everywhere (within a hundred meters from my apartment there are at least 9). My favorite vending machine is the coin-operated...
18 Jan 08 visit On the Irresponsible Use of Vending Machines  »  Kyklops The vending machine is a both a technological wonder and a convenient way to get a hot or cold drink. Please drink responsibly (click to enlarge).

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