Need to Go Now.Bathroom tours, surprising finds, and the occasional throne room. Watch the original creator videos, then check the practical details.
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17 places with original creator videos. Check access before you go.
Showing 9–16 of 17 discoveries.
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3-37-8 Hatagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Room to pause between errands. ITSUKA JAPAN highlights Hatagaya’s high roof and central gathering space, with restroom doors around the covered area. This stop gives the public toilet a small neighborhood living room.
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3-27-1 Higashi, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Hard to miss in red. ITSUKA JAPAN stops at the angular Higashi Sanchome facility and explains its folded-paper inspiration. The footage includes the facility signs, helping visitors recognize the entrance.
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4-2-27 Hiroo, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
A park bathroom with a luminous surprise. ITSUKA JAPAN walks around the concrete building and introduces the light panel behind it. The official project credits Tomohito Ushiro and documents the changing light patterns.
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6-22-8 Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
A circular rain shelter that happens to include toilets. ITSUKA JAPAN visits Tadao Ando’s louvered structure near Miyashita Park, showing how the passage and restroom doors sit within it.
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2-10-7 Shoto, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
A bathroom village in the woods. ITSUKA JAPAN explores the separate cedar-clad huts and the paths between them. The official project describes different layouts for families, dressing and wheelchair users, making this more than an architectural photo stop.
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2-53-5 Hatagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
A bathroom you can talk to. ITSUKA JAPAN finds the entrance behind the rounded building and explores voice commands for the door, handwashing and flushing. Follow the posted instructions when visiting; this is a recorded demonstration, not a guarantee that every feature is operating today.
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1-29 Sasazuka, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Rust-colored cylinders with a cheerful yellow canopy. ITSUKA JAPAN visits the toilet beneath the railway and points out its children’s facilities. The weathered-looking steel is part of the design, according to the official project.
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4-28-1 Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Green inside, a copper roof above. ITSUKA JAPAN explores Marc Newson’s Urasando facility and its broad entrance. The original chapter calls it Omotesando, but the designer, distinctive interior and official address identify this stop as Urasando.
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