The phantom juice only available from vending machines at JR East train stations

Our reporter Mariko Ohanabatake has tried numerous juices over time, however in her opinion, probably the most scrumptious of all of them is one that you may solely purchase at Acure merchandising machines.

Acure specialises in ekinaka (“within the station“) merchandising machines, and they are often discovered all through the East Japan Railway (JR East) space. In addition to specialising in machines, the corporate has a line of Acure-brand drinks as nicely, and in step with the railway journey idea, they usually utilise particular native produce from the JR East area.

That’s the case with Mariko’s favourite juice, which is barely accessible at Acure machines and just for a restricted time, main it to turn out to be generally known as a “phantom” drink. The juice in query is stuffed with the flavour of peaches, and never solely that — it solely makes use of peaches of the Akatsuki selection from Fukushima Prefecture.

This limited-edition drink first debuted in the summertime of 2019, and since then, it’s been reappearing each summer time, a lot to Mariko’s delight. Fukushima is legendary for peaches, and the Akatsuki selection is without doubt one of the area’s hottest varieties, as a result of its brilliant coloration and distinctive taste.

▼ Whereas most juices would possibly comprise a portion of fruit juice, this bottle comprises 100-percent peach juice, and solely the Akatsuki selection.

Priced at 190 yen, this small bottle might sound dear, however contemplating the esteemed fruit it comprises — Akatsuki peaches are well-known for being offered to the emperor — it’s really extremely good worth. Actually, Mariko can’t consider she will drink such a juice for simply 190 yen, as a result of if you happen to had been to purchase one thing like this at a elaborate restaurant or juice stand, it’d go for round 800 yen a cup.

▼ It’s not daily you get to drink straight peach juice.

Ever since she first tried this drink, cheaper peach focus drinks simply can’t examine. That is like ingesting a peach, and regardless of its thick juice, it’s extremely refreshing and straightforward to drink, making it excellent for summer time.

Peaches promote at supermarkets for round 400 yen every, so this can be a way more inexpensive strategy to get a style of the well-known summer time fruit. Plus, you don’t must cope with pesky peels or sticky fingers both.

▼ The colour, taste, and sugar content material aren’t adjusted, so what you’re getting is 100-percent Akatsuki peach juice.

By Mariko’s estimate, she drinks greater than 10 of those bottles each summer time, and each time she takes her first sip on the station platform whereas ready for her practice, she will get to benefit from the sensation of ingesting a peach…with out having to get her fingers messy.

So subsequent time you’re travelling on the rail community in and round Tokyo, make sure you preserve an eye fixed out for the Acure model machines and the drinks hiding inside them. Likelihood is you would possibly simply bump into one other phantom drink that’ll turn out to be your personal new favourite.

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