Fresh Orange Juice Machine

I’ve been seeing these machines all over Kanagawa recently. For 350 yen, you can get a cup of freshly squeezed orange juice. You get to see the oranges travel to their destiny too, rolling down some metal guides and into a press near the bottom corner of the window. At the bottom of the machine’s face, a plastic cup comes out with a plastic seal. The machine has a receptacle where you can get straws to poke through the plastic seal so you can get to your nice, cool orange juice.

The thing is, they can be at some of the most random places. I thought the one in the picture was a part of the bakery it was installed in front of, but then I saw another machine exactly like it hidden under stairs at the shopping complex in Kawasaki station.

Then I saw another machine at a different complex next to the mens’ bathroom.

Wherever they’re installed, I guess it’s a good time for them to start popping up. What better time than summer to enjoy orange juice?