One Of The Many Great Things About Japan Is Vandalism,

that is the lack of it,

 which means amongst other things that Japan has the highest penetration of vending machines per person (there’s roughly 1 vending machine for every 23 people in Japan) and the fact that the majority of them are outdoors is a testament to the country’s safety and respect for property, very rarely are these machines ever vandalised, 

 outdoor vending machines, especially the ones in remote locations, and some buried in snowfall, became not only a photographic subject for Eiji Ohashi, but also a welcome oasis from the harsh winters of Hokkaido, where the deep snows can become more than a little bit of a problem, “but even then I can get warm drinks from the vending machines. When I hold a warm bottle that I buy from the vending machine, my feelings relax.”

 “In Hokkaido where I live, winters are harsh and snows are deep,” says Eiji “Every day can become rather inconvenient” due to the constant snowfall, but heavy snows also bring wintry wonderlands and the discovery of small pleasures,

 a collection of black & white photographs by Ohashi are available as a photobook, 

 You can also see more of his work online, 

and no I am not on commission, I just thought His photographs just looked so nice, and different.