Along with taking in temples and cherry blossoms, Tokyo visitors can now join a curated pilgrimage of the city’s more modern wonders: its public toilets. Penelope Panczuk was inspired to hop on the ...

Tomohito Ushiro’s design features billions of shifting lighting patterns and encourages people to use the restroom without “feeling stress.” The Hiroo East Park public toilet in Tokyo, created by ...

Public bathrooms aren't always the cleanest places to do your business. But Japan, a country known for its innovative toilets, wants to change the perception that public toilets are "dark, dirty, ...

The most recent movie of German filmmaker Wim Wenders is Perfect Days. It is an art film much in the style of mid-20 th century art films. The accent is on mood, and, in this case, a reflection on a ...

Japan-based Nippon Foundation has launched its Tokyo Toilet Project to design and build new, inclusive public toilets at 17 different locations throughout the Shibuya district of Tokyo. Starting ...

Marc Newson has become the latest designer to be commissioned by The Tokyo Toilet project, and has unveiled a public restroom that mirrors elements of vernacular Japanese architecture. Australia-born ...