Japan has more than 5 million vending machines, including ones that sell bananas, underwear, and even canned bread.

Japan is home to many natural hot springs, known as onsen, which are popular destinations for relaxation and rejuvenation.

Mobile Suit Gundam, created by Yoshiyuki Tomino in 1979, is a popular anime series that helped to popularize the mecha genre of anime, which features giant robots.