No Godzilla Toys, But Plenty Of Porn And Beer

Thanks to Capitalist Lion for the link to the info below. I've always heard about mysterious vending machines that dot the land in Japan. They sell everything from squid to porn. Or maybe you're supposed to use the squid to make tentacle porn..... I dunno. I've been intrigued about this for a while (the machines, not the squid porn), and thanks to Capitalist Lion, I now can see a pretty good selection of the machines. The Japanese are a very unique and unusual people with their consumer goods, and their likes and dislikes. It's night and day when viewing Eastern culture through Western eyes. Like Vincent Vega says in Pulp Fiction when comparing Amsterdam to America: "It's the little differences." So have a look. Vending machines that dispense porn, beer, fried food, Rhinoceros Beetles?... and, from the site: 'used' schoolgirl panties! We had heard that such machines existed but had never seen them. A colleague came across this machine in suburban Tokyo just recently (May 2002). This particular machine is a converted cigarette machine that now takes 10,000 yen notes (about US$80 bills). The current contents run from 1000 to 3000 yen. $80.00 for used schoolgirl panties? If they're making $80 a pop for that, looks like I need to change occupations. Anyway...

Yes, there is even picture goodness to go with each machine... Although on some of the items, I almost wish there wasn't. Check out the rest of Photomann's photos from interesting locations around the world at the link above, but stay the hell away from the panty machines, you freaks.