THE TOKYO TOILET: 17 Designer Public Toilets in Shibuya

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Researched guide · Checked on Oct 21, 2026

A see-through glass toilet that turns opaque when you lock the door, a “toilet village” of cedar huts in the woods, a round pavilion by Tadao Ando: THE TOKYO TOILET turned 17 public toilets in Shibuya into works by 16 world-class creators. They are free, open to everyone, and an unusual way to explore the neighborhoods around Shibuya, Harajuku and Ebisu.

Five to see

• Shigeru Ban (Yoyogi Fukamachi Mini Park and Haru-no-Ogawa Community Park): colored glass walls you can see through, so you can check from outside that the toilet is clean and empty. Lock the door and the glass turns opaque. At night they glow like lanterns.
• Tadao Ando, “Amayadori” (Jingu-Dori Park): a round building with a spreading roof and a wall of vertical louvers that lets in wind and light.
• Kengo Kuma, “A Walk in the Woods” (Nabeshima Shoto Park): a “toilet village” of five huts clad in cedar boards set at random angles, linked by a path through the trees.
• Masamichi Katayama / Wonderwall, “Modern Kawaya” (Ebisu Park): inspired by the kawaya, the ancient Japanese hut over a river, and designed to stand in the park like playground equipment.
• Kashiwa Sato, “WHITE” (Ebisu Station, West Exit): a pure white toilet next to the police box in front of the station, designed to feel clean and easy to enter.

All 17 locations

Location	Address (Shibuya City)	Creator
Ebisu Station, West Exit	1-5-8 Ebisu-Minami	Kashiwa Sato
Ebisu Park	1-19-1 Ebisu-Nishi	Masamichi Katayama / Wonderwall
Ebisu East Park	1-2-16 Ebisu	Fumihiko Maki
Hiroo East Park	4-2-27 Hiroo	Tomohito Ushiro
Higashi Sanchome	3-27-1 Higashi	Nao Tamura
Jingu-Dori Park	6-22-8 Jingumae	Tadao Ando
Jingumae	1-3-14 Jingumae	NIGO®
Urasando	4-28-1 Sendagaya	Marc Newson
Nabeshima Shoto Park	2-10-7 Shoto	Kengo Kuma
Yoyogi Fukamachi Mini Park	1-54-1 Tomigaya	Shigeru Ban
Haru-no-Ogawa Community Park	5-68-1 Yoyogi	Shigeru Ban
Yoyogi-Hachiman	5-1-2 Yoyogi	Toyo Ito
Nishisando	3-27-1 Yoyogi	Sou Fujimoto
Nishihara Itchome Park	1-29-1 Nishihara	Takenosuke Sakakura
Nanago Dori Park	2-53-5 Hatagaya	Kazoo Sato
Hatagaya	3-37-8 Hatagaya	Miles Pennington / UTokyo DLX Design Lab
Sasazuka Greenway	1-29 Sasazuka	Junko Kobayashi

Clean by design

The project focused on maintenance as much as design. Toilets are cleaned up to three times a day, with a deeper clean once a month and a special clean once a year, and they are checked by a third-party toilet consultant. All 17 were open by March 2024, and since April 2024 Shibuya City has managed them.

Tips for visiting

• These are working public toilets in everyday parks and streets. Be considerate of people using them, and do not photograph anyone inside or waiting.
• Combine a few on a walk: three are in the Ebisu area (Ebisu Station West Exit, Ebisu Park and Ebisu East Park), and two are in Jingumae, the Harajuku area (Jingumae and Jingu-Dori Park). See our Harajuku guide and Ebisu guide.

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