According to Lonely Planet Guide Japan (I think it was last year's edition, but don't know for sure, sorry) at last count there are some 6,000,000 (yes that is 6 million) of these things in Japan (not necessarily this maker) and growing. They contain everything from Pop and water, coffee, cigarettes and juice, to electronics. I am told that in the ラーブホテル (Love Hotels) you can also get just about anything else you could want for your half hour or longer tryst, from condoms to naughty gadgets.....It seems that you can't walk one city block in Tokyo without running into at least one of these. I have seen upwards of 7 in front of some places. Oddly enough (or maybe not) I never saw any in front of the western stores and restaurants, especially MacDonald's (Known by my family as Rotten Ronnie's) Wendy's or 7/11. They were certainly convenient for us, with the heat and humidity we experienced we were constantly getting bottled water out of these things.
By the way, these two (plus a third right next to them) were in our hotel lobby, the machine on the left dispenses different types of coffee.
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Yeah, Japan is a country full of vending machines. Actually convenient to get something so easily but at the same time it's a bit problem if one sells alcohol because even kids can buy some. So nowadays vending machines which sell alcohol stop their job from 11 p.m. through 7 a.m. But how can they judge who is illegal age for buying some alcohol and who is not :(
Yeah, Japan is a country full of vending machines. Actually convenient to get something so easily but at the same time it's a problem sometimes. For example even kids can buy some alcohol if some sell them. Nowadays vending machines that sell alcohol are programmed to stop selling any from 11 p.m. through 7 a.m. if I remember right. But how can they judge who is legal age to buy some alcohol and who is not? :o
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