Vending-machine Heaven !!!

Japan is the vending-machine heaven ! Who really needs restaurants and supermarkets when you can get everything you want from vending machines? In America we are used to drinks and DVD movies vending machines but in Japan you can find fresh eggs , veggies and sake with a steaming bowl of oden. However, thats not all you can also get a bouquet of flowers,condoms,cigarettes and alcohol. But there's criticism about the last two. You can find vending machines in Japan almost in every corner and everywhere in front of shops, apartments and inside buildings. all these products and items and many more are available in vending machines. there are 5.51 million machines in Japan, taking a total of nearly$ 58 billion a year. The history of vending machines in Japan goes back to the Meiji Era, the oldest surviving machine is a wooden stamp- and card-selling device. Which is now exhibited in the Communication Museum in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.

I really wish if we have those kind of vending-machines in America!

For more information visit the article's page:
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20070415x2.html

And i also found this really good article on vending-machines in Japan, if you really like this topic you should give this page a visit because theres alot of information and good yet funny pictures.
http://www.boncherry.com/blog/tag/vending-machine/