Coolest toilets in Tokyo

One of the universal travel struggles is finding a clean, reliable bathroom when you’re out exploring a new city. Is it going to be spotless or spotty? Will you need to bring your own toilet paper? Will there be a bidet, or worse, a squat toilet? Luckily, in Japan, bathroom anxiety is nonexistent. Public toilets here are often futuristic, pristine, and fully equipped with bidets, heated seats, and other features the derriere can’t even fathom. But even by Japan’s high standards, the public toilets in Shibuya are on another level.

Between 2020 and 2023, the Tokyo Toilet project transformed 17 public restrooms across Shibuya into architectural showpieces. With designs from renowned creatives like Tadao Ando, Shigeru Ban, and Marc Newson, these public loos are equal parts high design, public service, and 100% selfie-worthy. Whether your legs are already crossed or just curious, these are 8 of the coolest toilets in Tokyo where you can do your business with serious style.

1. Hi Toilet

Hemisphere-shaped contactless toilet in Hatagaya, Shibuya

From afar, this structure looks like it came straight out of a science fiction movie. But on the other side, it’s a portal into 2 clean toilets that are fully voice-activated. The Hi Toilet was designed by Kazoo Sato of the Disruption Lab Team to have users avoid touching any surfaces as much as possible. Y...