DyDo Vending Machine Guide for Travelers
How to Buy (from DyDo Vending Machines)
Paying with cash
Insert cash
The price is shown below the product panel.
Insert Japanese yen to pay for your item.
Select your item
Press the purchase button below the product panel.
Check the color displayed above the purchase button. Red or orange indicates a hot drink, and blue or light blue indicates a cold drink.
Take your item
Your item will drop into the pickup compartment at the bottom.
Check your change
Press the return lever (button) for refund.
Your cash will be returned from the slot below the coin slot.
Cashless payments
Check available payment methods
Available payment methods vary depending on the vending machine, including QR Code∗ payments, transportation IC cards (e-money), other e-money, and contactless credit card payments.
Check the sticker for available payment methods before use.
∗QR Code is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.
Select your item
Press the purchase button below the product panel.
Check the color displayed above the purchase button. Red or orange indicates a hot drink, and blue or light blue indicates a cold drink.
Tap to pay
Tap the payment terminal with your card or smartphone.
Some payment terminals require you to select the payment service on the terminal before paying.
You will hear a notification sound or see a message on the terminal display when the payment is successful.
Take your item
Your item will drop into the pickup compartment at the bottom.
Recycle your empty container.
After finishing your drink, empty the container completely, then dispose of it in a nearby empty container recycling box.
Please do not put anything other than cans or PET bottles, such as paper scraps or food containers, in the empty container recycling box.
Multilingual vending machines
for international visitors
Some vending machines also provide audio guidance on purchasing and stickers explaining how to buy items from the vending machine in four languages: English, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.
∗These features are not available on all vending machines.
Spot a DyDo Vending Machine!
Walking around towns and cities in Japan, you will see vending machines everywhere.
Among them, DyDo vending machines are highly regarded for our wide selection and unique products by many people.
You can always find the perfect item for you —
that's the unique appeal of DyDo vending machines.
vending machines?
A distinctive design
What are DyDo vending machines?
DyDo vending machines are part of one of Japan's largest networks. You can find them all across Japan, including train stations, office districts, and tourist spots.
DyDo sees its vending machines not simply as sales machines, but as small local shops offering a wide variety of products including water, tea, carbonated soft drinks, fruit beverages, coffee, and dessert drinks.
We also offer many seasonal items and unique flavors, so there is always something new to discover each time you visit.
Spot it? It's DyDo! A distinctive design
Look for the yellow line on the right side of the display. That is the sign of a DyDo vending machine.
This line is called the D Line and is a symbol of the DyDo brand.
With the large DyDo logo on the side, they are easy to spot around town.
If you see one, be sure to stop by.
DyDo Vending Machines
at Tourist Spots
When you visit tourist destinations in Japan, you may come across special DyDo vending machines unique to each location. They come in a variety of designs and offer a range of different product lineups, and encountering products only in that specific location is one of the things that make them special. Coming across DyDo vending machines is sure to become a new highlight of your trip. If you find one, be sure to stop by.
∗The information shown here is subject to change without notice, and actual vending machines may differ from those described here.
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I LOVE DEER
Vending Machine- Features
- This vending machine offers not only drinks but also deer crackers - a favorite treat for the deer. A portion of the proceeds is used to support deer care activities. Be sure to stop by when you visit Nara Park.
- Nearby tourist attractions
- Nara Park, Kasuga Taisha Shrine
- Location (2 machines total)
- (1) Kasuga Taisha Shrine Parking Lot (160 Kasugano-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture) (2) Rokuen (deer garden) (160-1 Kasugano-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture)
Nearest station: Kintetsu Nara Station on the Kintetsu Nara Line
Cashless payment: Available -
Kaiyodo Kyoto Capsule Toy Collaboration Vending Machine
- Features
- In addition to beverages, you can also purchase capsule toys featuring famous Kyoto temples and tourist attractions such as Kyoto Tower. Unique audio messages play when you set up to pay and when your item is dispensed!
- Nearby tourist attractions
- Chion-in Temple, Maruyama Park, Yasaka Shrine
- Location
- Bus terminal in front of the Sanmon Gate of Chion-in Temple, the head temple of the Jodo sect (400 Hayashishita-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
Nearest station: Higashiyama Station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line
Cashless payment: Available -
Touristship Promotion
Support Vending Machine- Features
- This vending machine features a bamboo design. In addition to beverages, this machine also sells "Chie no Isan" bracelets, a symbol of "Touristship," the idea of creating better tourist destinations through mutual respect between visitors and the local community.
- Nearby tourist attractions
- Nishiki Market
- Location
- Kyoto Nishiki Market Shopping Street Promotion Association Office (609 Nishidaimonji-cho, Shijo-agaru, Tominokoji-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
Nearest station: Karasuma Station and Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line
Cashless payment: Available -
Azuchi Oda Nobunaga
Vending Machine- Features
- This vending machine features an image of Nobunaga. When you insert cash or collect your item, you will hear the sound of a conch shell and a voice message from Nobunaga!
- Nearby tourist attractions
- Azuchi Castle Ruins
- Location
- Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum (700 Konaka, Azuchi-cho, Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture)
Nearest station: Azuchi Station on the JR Biwako Line
Cashless payment: Not available -
Osaka Metro Train Design
Vending Machine- Features
- This vending machine features a design based on trains operating on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line. It also features voice guidance that explains how to make a purchase in four languages: English, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese!
- Nearby tourist attractions
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- Location
- Osaka Metro Midosuji Line, Umeda Station, southbound platform (8-6 Kakuda-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture)
Nearest station: Umeda Station on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line
Cashless payment: Available -
Shizuoka City of Hobbies
Support Vending Machine- Features
- This vending machine showcases the charms of Shizuoka City, known as the “City of Hobbies,” which accounts for more than 80% of Japan’s plastic model shipments by value. In addition to drinks, it also sells "miniature cars."
- Nearby tourist attractions
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- Location
- ASTY Shizuoka "East Building" Entrance (54-3 Kurogane-cho, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture)
Nearest station: Shizuoka Station on the JR Tokaido Shinkansen and Tokaido Main Line
Cashless payment: Available
Frequently Asked Questions
Q My item did not come out.
If the purchase button displays “準備中 (Preparing)” or if the price display shows “---”, the product is sold out or being prepared for sale and cannot be purchased.
Depending on the vending machine model, the display may vary, and “売切 (sold out)” may also be shown.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and kindly ask that you choose another product or use a different vending machine.
If you are making a cashless payment and the product does not come out even though you hear the payment sound, the payment may not have been completed. If the payment was not completed, a refund or other such record will be shown in your payment history.
Q What coins and bills can I use?
Please use Japanese yen to buy your items.
You can use 10, 50, 100, and 500-yen coins, as well as 1,000-yen bills.
Please note that 1, 5-yen coins, 5,000 and 10,000-yen bills cannot be used.
Some vending machine models do not accept the new 1,000-yen bill.
Please do not insert wet or creased banknotes, as they may become jammed in the machine.
Q What should I do if my change is not dispensed?
Turn the change lever (return lever). Your change will be dispensed from the change return slot. If you wish to cancel your purchase after inserting cash, please use the same lever.
Q How do I cancel a cashless purchase?
To cancel, turn the change lever (return lever) before making the payment.
Please note that you cannot cancel your purchase after payment.
Q I can't tell which drinks are hot or cold.
Please check the color displayed above the purchase button.
Red or orange indicates a hot drink, and blue or light blue indicates a cold drink.
Q Where should I dispose of empty cans and PET bottles?
After finishing your drink, empty the container completely, then dispose of it in a nearby empty container recycling box.
Please do not put anything other than cans or PET bottles, such as paper scraps or food containers, into the empty container recycling box.
DyDo DRINCO, INC. works to clean used PET bottles, remove foreign matter, and recycle them to be used as PET bottles that offer the same level of safety and quality.
Q Why does the product lineup in a single vending machine change depending on the location and time of year?
Products in vending machines are regularly changed according to the season, temperature, and customer needs.
Therefore, the product lineup in a single vending machine may vary depending on the season.
One of the attractions of DyDo vending machines is that each time you visit one, you may be able to discover new products and choose the perfect item to match your mood at that exact moment.
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