Japanese Toilets are the Best in the World (Kanto and Kansai Regions)
In Japan, a country that shows an extraordinary enthusiasm for toilets,even public toilets and toilet facilities in commercial establishments feature a great variety of designs and concepts. Here we introduce a range of unique toilets in the Kanto and Kansai regions offering outstanding impact and amazing design sense.
At Itabu station in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, there is a huge toilet covering a wide area of 200㎡ and a large circumference of approximately 50m. This remarkable toilet, enclosed in glass and surrounded by lush greenery, will give you an amazing sense of freedom! This is in fact the ladies' toilet, and sadly, the other (unisex) toilet on the premises is actually of normal size.
In spring you can enjoy slightly different views of beautiful canola and cherry blossoms.
A modest station building reminiscent of the olden days, featuring a hand-written station sign and corrugated iron roof.
A cute train on the Kominato Railway. Heal your mind and soul by admiring the tranquil scenery from the train windows.
Toilet in Nature
Address: 941-1 Itabu, Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Access: From Koi Station to Itabu Station on the Kominato Railway takes approximately one hour
The Toilet in Nature can also be used at night.
The ladies' toilet by Marks & Web, on the 2nd floor of Shinjuku Lumine 2, offers a beautiful space reminiscent of Paris apartments. It is based on the theme of "My Room," featuring an area where you could indeed relax as if it were your own room -and you might even end up staying there for quite a long time! At Lumine, you will be able to experience stylish toilets with a slightly different concept from usual, available also at the other branches in Yurakucho, Tachikawa, Ikebukuro and Yokohama. And of course, the gents' toilets are also spectacular.
Antique-like iron signs in beautiful leaf designs, providing a soft and gentle atmosphere.
Magnificent chandeliers are suspended from the ceiling, providing an impressive, gorgeous ambience.
The toilets on every floor are equipped with baby chairs and baby beds. In addition, next to the 4th floor toilet, there is a nursing room that is sure to delight customers shopping with babies. It also provides warm water so you can prepare milk formula if needed.
Lumine Shinjuku Lumine 2
Address: 3-38-2 Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Telephone: 0120-639-006(10:00AM - 6:00PM)
Opening hours: 11:00am - 10:00pm *different for each shop
Access: JR Odakyu and Keio Lines; 1 minute walk from the south exit at Shinjuku Station
The ladies' toilet at Mumin Papa is a marvelous place submerged within a water tank. Although it is fairly difficult to tell just by looking at it, this is actually a very large tank holding 16t of water. From here you can admire a turtle and some beautiful tropical fish swimming elegantly across the tank, giving you the opportunity to enjoy a moment that is both special and fun. On Sundays, the cafe can be busy with people queuing up inside, so compromises might need to be made to let everybody have a go at this experience.
At the beginning, the turtle was just a few centimeters long, but now after 20 years, it has reached a size of over 40cm.
The window seats in the cafe are very popular for their stunning views of the sea. Also recommended at sunset.
Mumin Papa
57-1 Matsue, Akashi, Japan Tel: 078-923-0253
Opening hours (Takimi Koji Branch): 10:00 am- 8:30pm (irregular holidays)
Access: 5-minutes' walk from Sanyo Electric Railway
Hayashisaki-Matsuekaigan Station; parking spaces available
AngelBe is a paid-for powder room within JR Osaka Station, offering to solve a concern typically shared by ladies who cannot used station toilets for retouching their makeup as they are always extremely busy. It offers a complete range of makeup and hair styling tools for you to use.
How to Use AngelBe & System Information
1. Check-in: pay in advance
300 yen per 1 hour. Enter between 4:30pm to 8:30am is 200 yen per 30 min. (including tax)
2. Go to the booth: take your loan set and receipt, and head for a booth of your choice
3. Service: make free use of the available makeup and electronic beauty appliances
4. Check-out: take your loan set and receipt back to the reception desk.
*Any additional time spent is invoiced at check-out time.
A complete range of tools, from cleansing to makeup.
Panasonic electronic beauty appliances and hair styling implements available.
Self Makeup Lounge AngelBe
JR Osaka Station Central Exit
Tel: 06-6346-5120
Opening hours: 6:30am to 10:00pm No holidays year round
Price: ¥300 per 1 hour. Enter between 4:30pm to 8:30pm is 200 yen per 30 min.(including tax)
A toilet designed to resemble a public bath, an establishment that matches Takimi Koji's retro-style streets. As well as a mural of Mt. Fuji, a definite must-have detail in a public bath, the tiles on the walls and floors have been meticulously designed in terms of their type, shape and color.
This shoe rack replica looks so real that some people might actually end up taking their shoes off.
A reproduction of the streets of the olden days, giving visitors a place to relax and reminisce about the past.
Umeda Sky Building Restaurant Area Takimi Koji, Shin Umeda City
1-1 Oyodonaka, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Umeda Sky Building B1F
Tel: 06-6440-3899 (Shin Umeda City Information)
Opening hours (Takimi Koji Restaurants): 11:00am to 10:00pm
Holidays and New Year's opening hours vary per restaurant.
Access: 7 minutes'walk from JR Osaka Station's central ticket gate;
9 minutes'walk from Umeda Station, Midosuji Subway Line, 5th exit;
9 minutes' walk from Chayamachiguchi, Hankyu Umeda Station
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Umeda Sky Building Restaurant Area Takimi Koji, Shin Umeda City
Meguro Gajoen's ladies' toilets encompass the concept of a 'reproduction powder room,' offering the absolute epitome in elegance and refinement. To achieve this, the powder room in the old building has been revamped and redesigned to offer a beauty to feast the eyes, including a lacquered bridge and gilded paintings of beautiful women. At the beginning of the 90s, this powder room underwent major remodeling, but the building materials and works of art used in the old building have been preserved and used in their original form. The gents' toilets are also just as splendid.
Just like the interior, the entrance also exudes extreme elegance. These toilets have so many fans that an endless number of people can always be seen taking photos.
Meguro Gajoen was established as a traditional Japanese restaurant in 1928. This is Japan's first integrated wedding venue where people can hold the complete range of wedding events, from the ceremony to the reception. Nowadays it can also be used as a hotel and restaurant.
Meguro Gajoen
Address: 1-8-1 Shitameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Tel: 03-3491-4111
Opening hours: open all year
Access: 3 minutes' walk from Meguro Station
English spoken at each station.
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