These Public Toilets in Tokyo Promote Good Design and Inclusivity
The Nippon Foundation’s Tokyo Toilet project asked notable designers to reimagine the humble restroom for today.
By Aileen Kwun
October 3, 2020
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Japanese culture is known worldwide for its meticulous approach to hospitality—and, ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Nippon Foundation sought to extend this care and attention to visitors of the city’s many public urban spaces, including the loo. While the Games have since been postponed, the organization’s Tokyo Toilet project invited 16 world-class designers to rethink this humble, often overlooked, piece of public infrastructure.