March 20

Japan’s Vending Machine Craze| Weekly Post #48

Picture By: Wikimedia Commons

Picture By: Wikimedia Commons

If you go to Japan, you’ll notice the abundant amount of vending machines everywhere. But why? Why are there so many vending machines in Japan compared to America?

After doing some research and watching a Vox video called “Why Japan has so many vending machines” (which gave loads of information and explanations)

One reason why is because Japan’s labor market is expensive, so vending machines are basically robotic 24/7 store clerks.

Japan also is very advanced and has a fascination with being automatic/robotics. It’s to make things simple and easier such as ordering a meal and/or opening a door to a department store. But they are stores that still do things handmade.

Since Japanese apartments are very small and 93% of the population lives in them, they wouldn’t open a store that cost double their apartment’s rent. They’ll just buy a vending machine and gain a decent amount of profit.

Vandalism is also rare in Japan, so they can have vending machines without getting broken or spray painted by people.

Japan’s currency has an abundant amount of coin and everything is mostly cash based. So it’s easy to use extra change to get a drink or snack from one of the ten vending machines lined up on the street.

I hope you enjoyed learning about Japanese vending machines. And if you’re going to Japan, be sure to get orange flavored water. It’s really refreshing. Bye❤︎

Credits:

Why Are There So Many Vending Machines In Japan? – Oydessy

‘Why Japan Has So Many Vending Machines’ via Vox

 

 

 


Posted March 20, 2019 by hmssarah in category Posts, Weekly Posts
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