Insert coins...Turn the knob clockwise...Cranking sound (gacha)...The sound of a capsule dropping (pon) into the receptacle...
That's how these little toy capsules got their Japanese name, "Gachapon"!
I like to turn the knob and listen to the cranking sound. But, what I like most is the toys inside those cute little plastic eggs. Gachapon (also known as "gashapon") stations can be seen everywhere in Singapore. You can easily find them in big shopping malls. Each toy capsule costs between $1.00 to $3.00, depending on the quality of the toy inside it.
In Japan, they have gachapon arcades. Imagine, a whole departmental store that sells nothing but toy capsules! Gachapon costs a little more in Japan. Yen (¥) is the Japanese currency (money) and each toy capsule costs between ¥100 to ¥500. ¥100 can be exchanged for around Singapore $1.50.
Capsule stations in Japan.
A typical Japanese gachapon arcade.
Guess what I got?
Huh? A gachapon station inside a capsule from a gachapon station?
I want them all!
My own little gachapon stations... So cute!
