Japan - Vending Machines

[robin3mj]

One of the more arresting photo collections I've seen in a while.
I'm not a city person but a Japan trip is very high on my list - a few days in Tokyo then onward to Hokkaido would really interest me.
These photos only drive the urge further.





https://eijiohashi.com/en/work/roadside-lights-i

https://eijiohashi.com/en/work/roadside-lights-ii

https://eijiohashi.com/en/work/roadsidelights%E2%85%A2

https://eijiohashi.com/en/work/roadsidelights%E2%85%A3

https://eijiohashi.com/en/work/roads...ghts-%E2%85%A4

[j44ke]

Nice.

Hokkaido is miles and miles of empty roads.



And some of the best food ever in the middle of nowhere.



Just so long as you get some distance on Sapporo. The further north you go the better.

[Ras72]

Interesting you start this thread. I just purchased tickets for Osaka. Spending 8 days over the Christmas holidays.
Struggling with a defined itinerary. The more I research the more the country opens up to all the amazing places. Realization is setting in that 8 days will not be enough time.
Short list: Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Takefu, maybe Tokyo...
I'm learning December is a good time to view Mt Fuji.

[echappist]

Interesting you start this thread. I just purchased tickets for Osaka. Spending 8 days over the Christmas holidays.
Struggling with a defined itinerary. The more I research the more the country opens up to all the amazing places. Realization is setting in that 8 days will not be enough time.
Short list: Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Takefu, maybe Tokyo...
I'm learning December is a good time to view Mt Fuji.

We have local experts who frequent this forum, and one of them even wrote a book about where to eat in Kyoto.

Few things I'd like to do knowing what I know now:
-If you like jazz, in Osaka there's a café called Brooklyn Parlor where live jazz is played
-If you like whiskey, right outside of Kyoto (and accessible by train) is the Yamazaki Distillery
-One could cycle along Lake Biwa
-Himeji Castle or Hikone Castle
-Fill your luggage with wagashi
-Try to find secure reservation for kaiseki

All of these above for Kansai region alone.