Posted May 21, 2013 by Jonelle Patrick WTF Japan?

Fortune-O-Matic

In Japan, you can get just about anything from a vending machine. Banana milk. Fake sea slugs. Miniature marble busts. And now you can get…the future!

Yes, these handy vending machines at the Narita Fudo Shrine will spin the wheel of fortune for you and deliver advice on your love life, next career moves, health, wealth and welfare for just a few coins! Are you feeling lucky?

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Writing mystery books set in Tokyo is mostly what I do, but I also blog about the odd stuff I see every day in Japan. I'm a graduate of Stanford University and the Sendagaya Japanese Institute in Tokyo, and a member of the International Thriller Writers, the Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters In Crime. When I'm not in Tokyo, I live in San Francisco. I also host a travel site called The Tokyo Guide I Wish I'd Had, so if you're headed to Japan and want to check out the places I take my friends when they're in town, take a look!