04-07-2026, 06:29 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-08-2026, 05:40 PM by HereOnThePrimalEdge.)
favorite vending machine from the land of the rising sun
The mystery photo vending machine does have a Japanese look to it, the Neko (cat) and its paw prints. But scroll for more options? Cmon.
This was one of my favorite vending contraptions at a Shinkansen platform in Tokyo (one of them). Look on the lower left for the notice that it takes 95 seconds to complete your order - so don’t miss your train! The screen at the top middle shows your coffee being ground, brewed and dripped into a cup inside the machine. It’s not a window, that would be so 10 years ago. There’s a camera inside that transmits the process to the video screen.
If I could install one of these outside the Keaau Post Office for people waiting waiting waiting in that never ending line, I’d be a homegrown Puna billionaire.
The mystery photo vending machine does have a Japanese look to it, the Neko (cat) and its paw prints. But scroll for more options? Cmon.
This was one of my favorite vending contraptions at a Shinkansen platform in Tokyo (one of them). Look on the lower left for the notice that it takes 95 seconds to complete your order - so don’t miss your train! The screen at the top middle shows your coffee being ground, brewed and dripped into a cup inside the machine. It’s not a window, that would be so 10 years ago. There’s a camera inside that transmits the process to the video screen.
If I could install one of these outside the Keaau Post Office for people waiting waiting waiting in that never ending line, I’d be a homegrown Puna billionaire.