Japanese vending machines
Anything…anywhere…anytime!
© NSW Department of Education and Communities, 2013
Funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace
Relations through the National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools Program.
Look at the images and videos on the
following slides, then answer the
discussion questions at the end…
Cool drinks
Japanese vending machines, by James Cridland CC BY 2.0
What do you think the
blue and the red signify?
Coffee and tea
DSC_1057, by Simon Helle Nielsen CC BY 2.0
Ice creams
DSC_1038, by Simon Helle Nielsen CC BY 2.0
Hot food
Casual frozen food..., by Simon Helle Nielsen CC BY 2.0
Even beer and
cigarettes!
Vending machines, by David Pursehouse CC BY 2.0
Additional resources:
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XETv4mpYzo (first 1:38
seconds only – drink vending machine)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuY_JRWOdY&feature=related
(touchscreen vending machine)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am5vUc_byOw
(vending machine spaghetti)
Remember to view YouTube
videos in full-screen mode!
Discussion questions
• Why do you think there is such a wide variety
of products available in vending machines in
Japan?
• Do you see any problems with having so many
products available in this way?
• It is unusual to see people in Japan eating as
they’re walking or while they’re on public
transport. Why do you think this is?