DIY Cotton Candy Machine

When I was a kid the biggest thrill of going to the local festivals was always the cotton candy. I loved it! But naturally my dear mother wasn’t so keen on me stuffing my face with this stuff. So imagine my joy when I moved to Japan and found that there are machines on some street corners where you can spin your own sugar! Here are some pictures and a video on one the more newish machines I have seen recently. These are not so common in Tokyo so look out for them when you find them! They are a rare treat and just 100 yen!

DIY Cotton Candy in Japan from Tokyo Bling on Vimeo.

Here’s a video showing not so well how to use a DIY cotton candy in Japan. All for the price of 100 yen! Enjoy.

More Hello Kitty Vending Machine Madness

Regular followers of this blog (all two of you!) know well my love of Hello Kitty as well as my love of vending machines. Imagine my joy when I could combine those loves in one single photo! Behold the Hello Kitty Pop Corn Vending Machine in all its yellow glory. This baby will for the cost of only 100 yen offer you a steaming hot cup of popcorn. All automatic. Isn’t the future wonderfull? Found outside Kinkado in Ikebukuro (lovers of trivia might want to note that Kinkado is absolutely one of the cheapest looking of large Tokyo department store chains).

Hello Kitty vending machine in Ikebukuro

Robot Vending Machine Mod

I came across this wonderful Coca-Cola vending machine mod in Katsushika ward, Tokyo. The whole shop was bedecked with robot posters and old fashioned toys. I wish we could see more of these vending machine mods. Plain, they are quite boring, aren’t they?

 

Coca-Cola vending machine mod in Katsushika Ward

The biggest Automatic Toy Vending Machine in the World

Welcome friends and midnight shoppers of Toys everywhere! In Ginza, Tokyo, we found this wonderful vending machine. Probably the biggest vending machine of toys in the whole world. It’s not cheap, but hey, if you are dying to get your hands on a remote controlled chinese made yapping puppy zombie robot at three in the morning, where else can a man go? The best thing as always is in the fine print: the shop staff prepares actual receipts (inked and signed) inside the toy boxes on sale. 

 

Not only can you get you toy fix 24/7, your accountants won’t be able to say a peep about it! Lovely.

 

Great Toys, bad photo