Tokyo's first super-luxury public toilets had their grand opening on the 16th of October, and have since been available to geeks and other Akihabara visitors to pee and poo in for 100 yen a piece. The toilets feature personal attendants who keep the stalls clean and respond to any urgent...uh...needs that patrons may have. The toilet seats are heated, and do all those things that are expected of toilets in Japan these days, like spray water and air. Touchscreen panels in each stall let you navigate through the Akiba streets and find your desired figurine store or maid cafe while you defecate.
There's even a baby-changing station in the men's toilet, which is weird. I have never in my twenty-some years seen an otaku lugging a baby on his back. But whatever. The Chiyoda municipal government must have had a good reason for thinking that spending 90 million yen on this 160-sq meter establishment was a good investment.
(via Akiba Blog)
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