Japanese railway exhibition opens in Kensington

A small display about the East Japan Railway has opened in Japan House on Kensington High Street, including a fully working Japanese vending machine alongside models of the Shinkansen bullet trains.The vending machine is dispensing confectionery exclusive to regional stations served by the East Japan Railway Company (JR-East) network, so there’s a variety of apple snacks and drinks from the apple-growing prefecture of Aomori, sweet potato chips from Ibaraki and mandarin mochi from Nagano.