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Nogami Holdings Begins Selling Bread from Vending Machine Set up in Hachioji City, Tokyo

The vending machine is located in front of the Nogami shop at JR Takao Station. Nogami shokupan bread is packed in a white box. Nogami Holdings Inc., headed by president Yuji Sakagami, which operates the "Nogami" chain of shokupan specialty shops, recently began selling bread from a vending machine set up in Hachioji City, Tokyo. The vending machine is dedicated to sell fresh shokupan bread produced by Nohgahmi, and by controlling the temperature optimally for fresh bread, the company says it is able to provide the same quality as the products sold in their shops. The machine is located in front of the Nohgahmi shop at JR Takao Station. Sales hours are from around 4:10 a.m. through 1:00 a.m. Nohgahmi Holdings says, "We have received many requests from our customers that they cannot buy our products while the shops are open and that they want the shops to open earlier in the morning and later in the evening, which is why we have installed vending machines, so that more people will be able to enjoy our fresh shokupan bread.