Vending machine of insects canned food
A documentary photograph of a canned insect-food vending machine in Japan.
- Creator
- 番記者
- Date
- March 6, 2021
- Changes
- Cropped and resized for web layouts. The adapted image is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Regional retort-curry vending machine in Asakusa
A documentary photograph of a machine selling regional Japanese curry packs in Asakusa, Tokyo.
- Creator
- ウィキ太郎 (Wiki Taro)
- Date
- September 23, 2018
- Changes
- Cropped and resized for web layouts.
Suica-compatible drink vending machine at Ueno Station
A documentary photograph of a beverage machine on a JR East platform at Ueno Station.
- Creator
- Starbacks
- Date
- October 2, 2006
- Changes
- The Commons file was perspective-corrected and cropped by Pittigrilli in 2024; this site also resizes and crops it for web layouts.
Japanese hot-and-cold drink vending machine
A documentary photograph of hot coffee, iced coffee and soft drinks sold from a machine in Tokyo.
- Creator
- Schellack
- Date
- August 16, 2007 (original upload date)
- Changes
- Resized and cropped for web layouts.
Bandai Capsule Station gashapon machines
A documentary photograph of capsule-toy machines and their collection doors.
- Creator
- fukhops
- Date
- July 1, 2010
- Changes
- Resized and cropped for web layouts.
Häagen-Dazs ice cream vending machine
A documentary photograph of a packaged ice cream vending machine.
- Creator
- Rudy Herman
- Date
- December 16, 2009
- Changes
- Cropped and resized for web layouts.
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