Public Toilet Project Japan
Public toilets in Shibuya like you've never seen. Toilets are a symbol of Japan's world. THE TOKYO TOILET ＊The project, which uses the power of design and creativity to propose a new vision of society, was transferred to the Shibuya, Tokyo, city government from April 1, 2024.
THE TOKYO TOILET project is recreating public toilets at 17 locations in Shibuya, Tokyo, as a step toward achieving a society that embraces diversity. The Tokyo Toilet is an urban redevelopment project in Shibuya, Tokyo conceived by entrepreneur Koji Yanai, of Uniqlo and Fast Retailing, and funded by the Nippon Foundation. It involves the construction of modern high-quality public restrooms, with the aim of encouraging their use and consequently the use of the public spaces they serve, such as parks and other common areas.
[1] As of January. The Tokyo Toilet project forms the backdrop for filmmaker Wim Wenders' new feature Perfect Days. Here, Dezeen rounds up all 17 facilities.
The Tokyo Toilet is an embellishment project led by well-known contemporary architects targeting 17 public toilet facilities located in Tokyo's Shibuya ward. Each of them displays a unique design, transforming the buildings into actual tourist attractions. Japanese toilets are renowned for their advanced features, yet public toilets often carry a negative stigma of being dirty and uninviting.
In response, Yanai Koji, director of Fast Retailing, famous for its UNIQLO brand, initiated and funded Shibuya's "THE TOKYO TOILET" (henceforth referred to as TTT) project. The aim of the project is to transform the perception of public restrooms by. Completed in 2021 in Shibuya City, Japan.
Images by Satoshi Nagare. As part of "THE TOKYO TOILET" Project, Kashiwa led the spatial design of a new restroom located outside the west entrance of. The Tokyo Toilet Project created a splash in August 2020 with the inauguration of two see-through public toilets in Shibuya.
Since then, other similarly distinctive facilities have sprung up. Join us as we use one of Japan's most unusual restrooms. Public toilets in Japan have been known to impress visitors, but in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, you'll find 17 restrooms that are on a whole other level.
Designed by 16 creative professionals from around the world, these restrooms were created as part of a project called The Tokyo Toilet, which overhauled old restrooms and transformed. For the past five years, the Tokyo Toilet project continues to evolve with 16 architects from around the world designing beautiful public bathrooms in Tokyo, Japan. The hope is that this inspires places around the world to continue to build accessible and pleasant public restrooms.