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The Tokyo Toilet is an urban redevelopment project in Shibuya, Tokyo conceived by entrepreneur Koji Yanai, of Uniqlo and Fast Retailing, and funded by the Nippon Foundation. It involves the construction of modern high-quality public restrooms , with the aim of encouraging their use and consequently the use of the public spaces they serve, such ...
Lastly, the outlet of the toilet (for S-type toilets) is a maximum 10–15 centimetres (3.9–5.9 in) from the back wall, but Japanese toilets need it to be at least 30 centimetres (12 in) so an S-type European toilet cannot be replaced easily with a Japanese toilet. They are much more expensive than traditional Western toilets. [11]
The Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation of WHO and UNICEF has defined improved sanitation as follows: flush toilet, [4] connection to a piped sewer system, connection to a septic system, flush/pour-flush to a pit latrine, ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine, pit latrine with slab, composting toilet and/or some special ...
Water saving device on a Japanese toilet: The tank with the water for flushing is refilled through a tap at the top of the tank so that users can wash their hands and recycle the water for flushing. Water use is about 83.5 km3, or 20% of water availability in an average year.
Perfect Days is a 2023 drama film directed by Wim Wenders from a script written by Wenders and Takuma Takasaki. [4] A co-production between Japan and Germany, the film follows the routine life of Hirayama (Kōji Yakusho), a public toilet cleaner in Tokyo.
Pages in category "Public toilets" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. ... The Tokyo Toilet; Toilet Twinning; U. Unisex public toilet; Urinal;
A modern-day depiction of Aka Manto. Aka Manto (赤マント, "Red Cloak"), [1] also known as Red Cape, [2] Red Vest, [1] Akai-Kami-Aoi-Kami (赤い紙青い紙, "Red Paper, Blue Paper"), [3] or occasionally Aoi Manto (青マント, "Blue Cloak"), [3] is a Japanese urban legend about a masked spirit who wears a red cloak, and who appears to people using toilets in public or school bathrooms. [3]
Accessible female and male public washrooms on the Boise River Greenbelt in Idaho, US, featuring public art A public toilet at a park in Viiskulma, Helsinki, Finland. A public toilet, restroom, bathroom or washroom is a room or small building with toilets (or urinals) and sinks for use by the general public.