{"id":68877,"date":"2010-11-30T14:57:12","date_gmt":"2010-11-30T13:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/the-10-most-bizarre-vending-machines-in-japan"},"modified":"2010-11-30T14:57:12","modified_gmt":"2010-11-30T13:57:12","slug":"the-10-most-bizarre-vending-machines-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/the-10-most-bizarre-vending-machines-in-japan","title":{"rendered":"The 10 most bizarre vending machines in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.japanguidebook.com\/files\/u3\/rhinoceros-beetle-PublicDomain.jpg\" alt=\"Rhinoceros Beetle.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"163\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bug uit Blik<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Japan, with nearly 1 vending machine for every 23 people, has the highest density of vending machines in the world. Even for Dainichi&#8217;s employees, the daily walk to the nearest coffee vending machine had become a ritual. Almost every product found in stores can also be found in one of Japan&#8217;s six million vending machines. Below is an overview of the 10 most unusual and\/or bizarre vending machines you can find there:   <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>1. Lobster Vending Machine<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.japanguidebook.com\/files\/u3\/lobster-vending-machine-CCbySA.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Lobster Vending Machine, Japan\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Verse vi...eh kreeft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You can find these in Osaka. Modeled after a claw machine you can normally &#8220;catch&#8221; a cudgel with. For a frugal 100 <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Japanse munteenheid (1000 yen is circa Euro 7,20)'>yen<\/abbr> (1 <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='munteenheid waaraan altijd een tekort is'>Euro<\/abbr>), you can catch your own fresh live lobster.  <\/p>\n<h2>2. Fortune Machine<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 402px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.japanguidebook.com\/files\/u3\/fortune-vending-machine-CC.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Fortune Vending Machine, Japan.jpg\" width=\"402\" height=\"500\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weer eens wat anders dan een fortunecookie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You can usually find these machines near temples etc. They present a narrow strip of paper with your supposed future prediction on it, also called &#8220;omikuji&#8221; in Japan.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Used women&#8217;s panties vending machine<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.japanguidebook.com\/files\/u3\/panties-CC.jpg\" alt=\"Panties.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vanavond op het menu: panty uit blik<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The actual\u00c2 existence of these machines is, logically, surrounded by controversy. Selling used panties in vending machines was declared illegal in 1993, yet there are locals and travelers who say they have seen one&#8230;. <\/p>\n<h2>4. Flower Vending Machine<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 307px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.japanguidebook.com\/files\/u3\/bouquet-cc.jpg\" alt=\"Bouquet.jpg\" width=\"307\" height=\"410\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Een bloemetje voor de dorst<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You don&#8217;t spend enough time with your wife? Bouquets and potted plants are available 24\/7. <\/p>\n<h2>5. Egg vending machines<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.japanguidebook.com\/files\/u3\/egg-vending-machine-CCbySA.jpg\" alt=\"Egg Vending Machine, Japan.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rauw of Gekookt?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sometimes you just need eggs&#8230;.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Phone numbers of women vending machines<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 228px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.japanguidebook.com\/files\/u3\/girls-phone-numbers-CCbySA.jpg\" alt=\"Phonebooth.jpg\" width=\"228\" height=\"500\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Het is bellen of gebeld worden in Japan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lonely?<\/p>\n<h2>7. Hot meal vending machine<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.japanguidebook.com\/files\/u3\/hot-meals-vending-machine-CCbySA.jpg\" alt=\"Hot Meals Vending Machine, Japan.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new and improved FELO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These on-the-go vending machines sell everything possible. Hamburgers, hot dogs,curry, spaghetti, fries, fried squid and so on. Here it doesn&#8217;t stop at a greasy bite from FEBO.  <\/p>\n<h2>8. Umbrella vending machines<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.japanguidebook.com\/files\/u3\/Umbrellas-PublicDomain.jpg\" alt=\"Umbrellas.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instant Umbrella<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You&#8217;re standing wet in the rain, but no stores are open? Japan has a solution. <\/p>\n<h2>9. Lingerie vending machines<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.japanguidebook.com\/files\/u3\/lingerie-vending-machine.jpg\" alt=\"Lingerie Vending Machine, Japan.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panty on demand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Anytime you want&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>10. Beetle vending machines<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.japanguidebook.com\/files\/u3\/rhinoceros-beetle-PublicDomain.jpg\" alt=\"Rhinoceros Beetle.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"340\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Please bug me?!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rhinoceros beetles are very popular in Japan. Collecting them and making them fight each other is a favorite bad boy pastime among Japanese boys. <\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.japanguidebook.com\/files\/u3\/vending-machines.jpg\" alt=\"vending machines, Japan.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"121\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kiezen was nog nooit zo...eh...lastig<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">source: www.japanguidebook.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan, with nearly 1 vending machine for every 23 people, has the highest density of vending machines in the world. Even for Dainichi&#8217;s employees, the daily walk to the nearest coffee vending machine had become a ritual. Almost every product found in stores can also be found in one of Japan&#8217;s six million vending machines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6392],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-68877","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-general"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68877\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68877"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koiquestion.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=68877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}