Money Money...おかね！

My pockets are rattling with coins, I am yet to see the equivalent of an eftpos machine as everyone just peels off the cash. The coins are 1,5 10,100 and 500 and then you hit the notes.

Things are generally more expensive but I will let you work that out... see if you can find the exchange rate and calculate the price.
One of the best ways to buy a drink is to use a vending machine. No matter how far you may be away from the main shops you can always find one, usually drinks, or cigarettes, sometimes whiskey and beer (I don't know how the machine knows if you are old enough?!) Some even sell eggs or rice, although I haven't seen any of those around my neighborhood yet!
A can of drink will cost you 150 yen from a machine... I noticed that cigarettes are 410 yen for ten. Is that cheaper than at home? Do you think that could be why many Japanese people smoke? It costs me 250 yen to take the train to school everyday... so you do the maths!

Vending machines around my hostel: