Japanese Bathrooms
The toilets were installed in japan s capital this month coinciding with a nationwide campaign to phase out the city s old fashioned public toilets ahead of the now delayed summer olympics.
Japanese bathrooms. Mention a trip to japan and soaking in a tub is up near the top of my to do list. While modern hotels and cities that handle international visitors frequently are. Mike wehner has reported on technology and video games for the past decade covering breaking news and trends in vr wearables smartphones and future tech. Japan makes some of the world s fanciest toilets and now smart toilet manufacturer toto has opened its own museum in kitakyushu southern japan.
I don t regard it as a time waster. The see through loos have opened in two parks in shibuya a commercial part of the japanese. Even in japan where restrooms have a higher standard of hygiene than in much of the rest of the world residents harbor a fear that public toilets are dark dirty smelly and scary. Japanese onsen are natural hot springs born from the country s plentiful volcanic activity and the practice of soaking in these thermal baths for healing spirituality and rejuvenation stems.
The idea of using a public bathroom with see through walls may sound like the stuff of nightmares. John s lander lightrocket via getty images. In fact it s one of the most memorable experiences of a. But a famous japanese architect is hoping to change that view using vibrant colors and new.