By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
November 19, 2024 at 07:00 JST
This vintage vending machine park is located beside a used tire shop in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture. More than 100 antique vending machines that still operate sell everything from candy to sake and ramen. Many are from the 1970s and 80s and are nearly impossible to find anywhere else in Japan. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
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