From drinks to bananas: introducing vending machines in Japan

Japanese vending machines are a wonder! Plenty of weird and wonderful things can be purchased on the go.

One of the things you will notice as soon as you walk on the streets of Japan are the VENDING MACHINES! You must have noticed at least one drinks vending machine around each block, but did you know there are many other unique vending machines selling all sorts of things.

Kuma Lodge and Madarao Resort

Kuma is a boutique ski lodge, with ski-in, ski-out access to the slopes of Madarao, Japan. Madarao is quite possibly the best family ski resort in Japan thanks to consistent soft snow, uncrowded slopes and a wide variety of terrain (from beginner to complete powderhound)