My next stop was Tokyo, a most fascinating city with a dual nature. On one side it blends tradition, history and ceremony, with it's geishas, tea ceremonies, samurais and temples. On the other, it's a futuristic cyber-city with neon skyscrapers, intelligent toilets and ultramodern concept cars. I was hoping for some culture shock here, and I certainly got it! One of the first things I noticed was the incredible number of vending machines. Tokyo has an estimated 6 million vending machines, and you can see them on almost every street. The most common ones sell soft drinks, beer and cans of hot coffee. Some are timed, such as the porn vending machines, which has a blind that rolls down to cover the contents between 7am and 11pm, and cannot be used. Other rarer machines sell T-shirts,
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