Gashapon capsule machines in Japan to accept both coins and cashless payment
As part of its Gashapon 45th Anniversary Project, Bandai Co., Ltd.’s vendor business will release the Gashapon Station W (Double), a capsule toy vending machine…
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Gacha machine installed in a Japanese bus sells get-off bus button toys
Curious youngsters are often fascinated by buttons. Whether it’s the intercom, the elevator or any button that stands out, some kids can’t help themselves. In…
New Japanese capsule toy machines dispense handwritten useless trivia from grandpas
At this point, it’s getting harder and harder to find something that isn’t sold in a gachapon, Japan’s blind-buy capsule toy machines. Walking up to…
“Too lucky!” The things you can win for 200 yen at a capsule toy machine in Japan
It’s sometimes hard to believe that gachapon, or blind buy capsule toy machines, in Japan have something you can’t buy. Nowadays the machines seem to…
Japan loves Gashapon so much they now have Gashapon machine Gashapons!
Gashapon. The name, often thought of as being synonymous with Japanese capsule toys in general, is actually a registered trademark of Bandai Co., Ltd. As…
Bench pressing bodybuilder capsule toys hold your chopsticks and instant noodle lids shut in style
There really does seem to be a capsule toy for everything in Japan these days, but maker Qualia has been on a roll with pushing…