I am working on posts about Sports Day and my trip to Osaka, but in the mean time here is a quick little story!
Today I tried to bike to a town two train stops away (~10 km). I thought such knowledge could prove useful in the future, but unfortunately the space for bikes and pedestrians on roads that lead most directly to my desired destination gave out after 8 km. Just as I gave up hope and turned back I noticed this:
I’m pretty bad at Japanese, but I can tell you that the big red letters say TAMAGO — aka my favourite food, the egg. Also the picture of the rooster holding eggs helps a little. This is what it looks like from the front:
I thought the boxes might be coin lockers– or maybe chicken coops. Coin chicken coops?
How about an EGG VENDING MACHINE!!! For when you need tamago-on-the-go.
Although in previous posts I have asserted that there is a Myth about High Tech Japan, I would concede that Japan really ♥s vending machines — it’s not a myth!
I love Japanese vending machine food….except for the pre-prepared hot dog machines….not that you would eat hot dogs, but I am glad I tried it for the experience somewhere in Hokkaido. Love the iced cream snacks and all the coffees and teas and soft drinks and juices and and and and. What a great country!
There is a hot food vending machine at our train station. Everytime I see it I am so curious but so far I haven’t worked up the nerve to try it, even as an experiment. But I think you are right, it is important to try things just for the experience! I’ll get back to you on that :)
Are the columns the different number of eggs you can get at a time?
Yes I think so!