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Shibuya district is offering tours of its architect-designed public facilities that feature in Perfect Days
Japan’s hi-tech toilets have long fascinated visitors who rave about their heated seats, bidet function, automatic flushing, even background noises to mask the unwelcome sounds that can accompany the call of nature. The idea of building new structures in parts of the ward where existing facilities had seen better days is at the heart of the Tokyo Toilet project, a collaboration between Koji Yanai, an executive at the Japanese clothing giant Uniqlo, the nonprofit Nippon Foundation and the Shibuya authorities. Photograph: Justin McCurry/The ObserverThe two-hour tour ended in front of the dazzling white walls and undulating curves of Sou Fujimoto’s Vessels and Fountains – a combination of toilets and public-handwashing facilities positioned at different heights to encourage children to use them.
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