$2.
A handmade sandwich. From a vending machine. Inside a train station in Japan.
JR Sapporo Station, Hokkaido.
The machine belongs to Sandria, a sandwich shop founded in 1978. The first 24-hour sandwich shop in the city.
No preservatives.
The egg filling is packed all the way to the edge of the bread. Every bite hits.
The machine runs from 6 AM to midnight.
Staff restock it 5 times a day.
It still sells out.
Commuters at the other ticket gate begged for their own. So the station added a second machine.
The best seller is the Double Egg.
300 yen. About 2 dollars.
Tour groups grab them for breakfast before their bus leaves.
What can you get for $2 at your train station?
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