Japan’s transparent restrooms hope to dispel stereotypes of dirty public toilets

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Transparent restrooms, which turn opaque once the door is locked, have gone into operation at two parks in Tokyo, Japan. They are part of a project launched by a non-profit organisation and local government to renovate 17 public washrooms in Shibuya. The programme aims to dispel Japanese stereotypes that public toilets are dirty, smelly and scary.


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[unkomaster]

There's always that one person who forgets to lock the door, not knowing it's supposed to blur

[nate]

That one person who intentionally doesn’t lock the door

[Ventrishero]

Imagine if it was one way glass and you didn’t know whether it was opaque or transparent...

[crowofcainhurst]

That awkward moment when the blur mode not working and you can't hold it anymore so you just accept you fate shittin in a glass box for everyone to see.

[katdreaming]

Ok at first I thought it was just going to remain clear when people used it...

[RayMak]

This is extremely intelligent. No more creepy people hiding in restrooms!

[vincentprawira]

When you realize that a public toilet is much cleaner, bigger than your own bathroom 😭

[人田おたく]

This has the same energy as being muted on a Zoom call and having to check 1000 times just to make sure

[ramzih]

When you realize that this public restroom is way too clean and tidy than your work office.

[mroxas]

They should a create a system where when you're done, the only way to go out is by washing your hands.

[astral]

Imagine the toilet suddenly malfunction, and everyone is staring at you, pooping.

[ananasnapero]

The funny thing is, public toilets in Japan compared to other countries I have visited are much more clean than anywhere else. Not once was I scared to go into a public restroom in Japan. Idk what this tells about other countries' public restrooms though :'D

[blakeshaffer]

Easy for the bathrooms to be clean when everyone’s afraid to use them

[apollomeredith]

That’s why they say never laugh at the designer with the dream to build transparent toilets.

[arafatsefu]

Can't help but imagine that glass malfunctionning right in the middle of the action and losing its opacity

[B.]

Imagine if the system malfunctioned and did not turned opaque :/

[keyo]

Imagine a mom goes in the bathroom with her child and while she's doing her business the child unlocks the door...

[mmario]

Some teenage nerd is going to hack that to humiliate his classmate. Guaranteed.

[okay]

Idk if I could do this. I had probably be thinking like this.


-i hope no one's near.


-shoot was I too loud?


-can anyone see me?


-is this transparent gonna shut down and I'm gonna be exposed?

[thatbadeditor]

Them: "You didn't lock the door behind you"
Me inside the bathroom: "How can you tell?"