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Near the outskirts of Sendai, where the city slowly reverts back to farmland, you’ll find lots of interesting old vending machines. Here’s one of them.
Local farmers sell eggs and vegetables out of these bad boys. Interesting side note, these eggs, along with the ones you’ll buy at a supermarket, are unrefrigerated.
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Crazy Japanese vending machines. I love the beer vending machines.
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I forgot about how eggs are refrigerated in N. America. I guess I keep them in my refrigerator at home.