Similarly to the vending machine restaurant in Gunma, I set my sights on a few items. The first thing I had was a burger ( below) and there were three options (¥280 each) hamburger, cheeseburger and teriyaki burger. With a budget of ¥1500 (a little ridiculous for lunch but this was a special occasion!) I set about seeing what I could get. There are ¥100 Coke and Pepsi glass bottle machines (I bought one of each) and there’s even a drinks machine ( below) offering one litre cola and sprite as well as champagne!! I can’t say I was too surprised at all to see that none of these larger drinks were in stock. It’s all worth it though when you get to see such a variety of machines. It’s accessible via that method from Banda Station and the walk takes about half an hour but does require going down an overgrown riverside path and through a fairly smelly countryside area. This place is in Sagamihara and is best visited by car but as ever I decided to go on foot. However, due to viral videos on YouTube and appearances on TV it actually does have a steady flow of visitors passing by to see what’s available from the machines. You name it, this place has got it.
It is also located next to a used tyre market. You’d maybe expect to find such a long row of vending machines in a busy urban place but this collection of retro machines is actually located in the middle of nowhere.
