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Modern Shrines in the Snow: Capturing Japan’s Loneliest Vending Machines Photographer Eiji Ohashi captures vending machines as solitary beacons across Japan’s frozen landscapes. | Photo: Eiji Ohashi One lost moment during a blizzard on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido turned into a nine-year visual exploration for Photographer Eiji Ohashi. According to Instagram account @therealnuttle which shares various forms of art from creators around the globe, the Japanese photographer once found his way back to safety during an intense snowstorm in Hokkaido after being guided by the warm glow of a lone vending machine in the night. That encounter became the spark behind his Roadside Lights project, a haunting lens into https://www.alojapan.com/1344170/modern-shrines-in-the-snow-capturing-japans-loneliest-vending-machines/