I bought a train ticket in Osaka and the machine gave me exact change plus an extra ¥100.
I stared at it.
Checked my receipt.
Definitely gave me too much.
I went to the station attendant.
Me: The machine gave me extra money.
Attendant: *checks the machine records*
Attendant: Ah. Machine-san likes you.
Me: I'm sorry?
Attendant: Sometimes the machines give bonuses. To kind people.
Me: That's not how machines work.
Attendant: *small smile* In Japan, maybe different.
I tried the same machine the next day.
Extra ¥100 again.
A salary man next to me got exact change.
He looked at my coins, then at me.
Salary Man: The machine chose you.
Me: Chose me for what?
Salary Man: We don't question these things.
I've been using that machine for three weeks now.
Extra ¥100 every time.
Yesterday a grandmother saw it happen and bowed to me.
I don't know what I did, but I'm apparently blessed by a ticket machine.