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Katsusaka Site

Historic Sites of JapanHistory of Kanagawa PrefectureJōmon-period ruinsSagamihara
勝坂遺跡1号住居
勝坂遺跡1号住居

The Katsusaka Site (勝坂遺跡, Katsusaka iseki) is an archaeological site containing the ruins of a large Jōmon period settlement located in what is now the Isobe neighborhood of Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1974, with the area designated expanded in 1980, 1984, 2006 and 2019. The site was first discovered by Kashiwa Oyama (the son of General Oyama Iwao) in 1926.

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Katsusaka Site
神奈川県道46号相模原茅ヶ崎線, Sagamihara Minami Ward

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勝坂遺跡公園

神奈川県道46号相模原茅ヶ崎線
252-0335 Sagamihara, Minami Ward
Japan
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Sagamihara Vending Machine Park
Sagamihara Vending Machine Park

The Sagamihara Vending Machine Park (相模原レトロ自販機, Sagamihara Retoro Jihanki) is a collection of retro vending machines in the city of Sagamihara in Kanagawa, Japan. It was created by Tatsuhiro Saitō (齋藤辰洋, Saitō Tatsuhiro), the president of the Rat Sunrise used tire shop, originally to entertain waiting customers. It has over 100 machines in two rows adjacent to the shop's parking lot. There is also a small room near the shop's office that contains classic arcade games. All of the vending machines are functional and dispense goods ranging from food, such as ramen, and drinks, to toys and fortune slips. The machines are restocked daily, with hot food for some of the machines cooked on site, and others prepared by vendors. While the tire shop has regular business hours, the vending machines are available around the clock. Saitō started the collection in 2016. He obtained the collection through online auctions and word of mouth. A majority of the machines are from the 1970s and 1980s, the end of Japan's Shōwa era. Saitō repairs and maintains the machines himself, since they are no longer supported by their manufacturers. In September 2021, a button on one of the machines was broken by a vandal, and a plastic parts manufacturer created a replacement for free using CAD.The collection is more time-consuming than the tire shop, and Saitō has as many employees to restock and cook for the machines as his shop. The kitchen makes more than 600 meals a day. In 2022, Saitō estimated that the collection drew 300–400 customers on weekdays and 1,000 customers on weekends. The collection is considered a "pilgrimage site" for fans of retro vending machines.