It was invented by furniture maker and inventor tawaraya koshichi.
Japanese food vending machines.
There are more than 5 6 million of them in the country.
A vending machine restaurant that serve very affordable hot food jihanki shokudou automat diner address.
And vending machines continue to evolve.
There is perhaps no better example of this than the country s vending machines or jidou hanbaiki.
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Japan has plenty of vending machines jidohanbaiki 自動販売機.
There s over 5 million vending machines in japan which is the highest amount of vending machines in world.
Sake is usually served with food but if you need a quick shot of liquor this is the vending machine for you.
Vending machines in japan.
The vast majority of jidohanbaiki serve hot and cold beverages such as unsweetened tea soft drinks coffee and energy drinks.
Japan has a reputation as a convenience consumer society.
I m showing my age no doubt but my childhood memories of vending machines in the uk were limited to public swimming pools or sports centres.
But it wasn t until after world war ii that japan s love of high tech vending machines really took off.
The first popular modern vending machine was a fresh juice fountain machine for jpy 10 a cup.