This is how Japanese Twitter user Saho.explorer (@urbex_34) captioned the photo of an unusual vending machine he saw during his most recent travels. Saho.explorer enjoys photographing abandoned buildings, landscapes, and unusual architecture in Japan and abroad, the results of which he then shares on his Twitter account.

Many people imagine vending machines as having a colorful appearance. In Japan, they are often painted in bright colors such as red, blue or yellow so they can be easily recognized from afar.

However, this Coke machine goes out of its way to blend in, not stand out.

This vending machine is the color of weathered wood, the same as that of the surrounding buildings.

Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that there's a modern, red vending machine inside but it is housed within a stylishly designed and beautifully carved wooden frame that blends in with the building behind it.

In fact, this vending machine was photographed in the town of 大森 Ōmori, in the vicinity of the 石見銀山 Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, located in 大田市 Ōda City, Shimane Prefecture.

The Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine was registered as a World Heritage Site in 2007, one of the 14 components of which was the mining settlement of Ōmori Ginzan (大森銀山). Thus, the townscape, reminiscent of the Edo period, has been preserved.

Many people were impressed by the photo of the vending machine that camouflages itself so well into its surroundings, making it look like something from the Edo era.

Some of the comments they left were:

The mining settlement of Ōmori Ginzan must really care about preserving its Edo-period townscape if it makes such an effort even for a single vending machine.

It also makes one wonder if they've done a similar treatment to things like phone booths and ATMs in the town...