Vending machines, or Jidohanbaiki 自動販売機, are virtually everywhere in Japan. Those machines an be found at basically every second corner in populated areas like Tokyo. While most of them offer all kind of drinks (usually non-alcoholic beverages), there are some more unconventional vending machines out there.
This one sells books...
... found at Nakano station 中野駅.
Some offer food such as this one: rice. Seen in Nakano-Sakaue 中野坂上.
Some of them are pretty scare, like this one in Nishi-Shinjuku 西新宿...
... with 24/7 surveillance.
Some of them serve a greater purpose, such as this one that distributes a part of its collections to charity. Seen at Sophia University campus.
And here is how the normal vending machines...
...look from the inside.
This one sells books...
... found at Nakano station 中野駅.
Some offer food such as this one: rice. Seen in Nakano-Sakaue 中野坂上.
Some of them are pretty scare, like this one in Nishi-Shinjuku 西新宿...
... with 24/7 surveillance.
Some of them serve a greater purpose, such as this one that distributes a part of its collections to charity. Seen at Sophia University campus.
And here is how the normal vending machines...
...look from the inside.
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