Always between the see and the mountains – this is Japan. Its modern infrastructure had to evolve to accommodate this simple fact. This is a glimpse of one of the thousands multilevel spots – Sumiyoshi (住吉) area close to Uozaki Rokku Liner station: The train is Hanshin railway express (you can recognize that it is [...]
Chottomatte team is proud to present you the new portion of weird Japanese vending machines. Be warned though – some of them are pretty disgusting so watch further at your own risk! First is the delivering chicken: Isn’t that cool – you just have to squeeze the chicken and it will immediately deliver something. Usually [...]
Hanko (判子) are small personal stamps which everybody in Japan has. Even we the gijins have one with their names written on it in katakana. They are used whenever your signature is needed for official documents. As a matter of fact – they are your signature! The question rises though – why you should use [...]
Where else but in Japan! A cute girl, a cute cat isn’t that the perfect combination for a battery set. And some hearts of course – they are important component of the final kawaii (可愛い – lovable, adorable, cute) composition. Every detail is quintessential! Notice the orientation of the two batteries and what they form: [...]
Chottomatte team is proud to present you – the Tio Glutton donuts – the best donuts in Japan but most probably also the best in the world. The things are so unbelievably delicious that even theoretically it is not possible to have a better one! Here is one of the shops selling Tio Glutton donuts [...]
Have you ever observed the increase of prices of certain product taking shape in front of your eyes? Most probably not. But if you happened to be in Japan nowadays you have all the chances to see one. The only thing you have to do is to walk out on the street and find a [...]
You might have thought that casting metal forms is a game only for really big boys. Guess what – you were wrong! In Japan any kid could do this if his parents buy him the miracle alloy kit from the local toy shop : First I was scared that maybe some crazy toy manufacturer have [...]
. The normal one . OK, before we jump into the really weird stuff I think it’s important to get an idea what is normal for a toys vending machine in Japan. Here are few examples. and HeartCatch PreCure (Porikiia) and Care Bears. Really nice, really cute. Everybody wants to have them. The twilight zone [...]
What will happen if Italy and Japan ‘cousins’ meet each other? – Tiramisu mochi of course: As you might know, mochi is a traditional Japanese food prepared from rice pounded to paste, shaped in round form. It is very popular around New Year. Tiramisu is the famous Italian dessert which name means – tira (take, [...]
This week Chottomatte’s ever growing collection of weird drinks increased with not just one but several new additions. The primary sources of these new entries was a Pokka vending machine from our neighborhood. Pokka vending machines are not so common in Japan but once you find them hidden treasures will be revealed in front of [...]
