The Japanese are known for having the world’s most hi-tech toilets, loos that have auto-shutting lids and massage functions.
But the bathroom quirkiness doesn’t end there, because a new Instagram account has been documenting the bizarre designs of Tokyo’s public loos.
The pictures have been collated by Hidefumi Nakamura, who uploads them to his Instagram page toilets_a_go_go.
He started the page after noting how many of the public toilets have strange designs that don’t blend in with their sleek surroundings.
Now, after spending the past year updating his quirky social media page, Mr Nakamura says he loves the diversity of Japanese toilets. Scroll down to see how public loo designs in Tokyo has almost been elevated to an art form.
When nature calls: To kick off we give you the Tokyo toilet that’s been designed to blend in with a huge tree
At Oku station passengers can relieve themselves in a toilet that doubles as a reminder about where they are
These facilities seem to have been modelled on a castle. The reason why, we’ll probably never know
The grand looking toilets in Mizutanibashi Park, where people can check the time before spending a penny
In Hikarigaoka Park, one of the biggest in Tokyo, the brown colours of the bricks in this design blend in with the autumnal colours of the trees
Carefully pruned bushes and colourful floral arrangements surround the public bathrooms at the famous Aoyama cemetery
Pretty pink flowers and a multi-coloured brick building greets people needing to use the toilets on a street corner in Bunkyo-ku
These public loos near to the bridge in Taito-ku have an artistic theme with faces appearing to jump out of the walls
The facilities at these public toilets in the Itabashi-ku area may look basic but they stand out thanks to their bright blue colour
A mosaic of a child looking out over the countryside with a rainbow above adorns the walls of this public loo in Suginami-ku
Those needing to use the facilities in Kominamimidori Park are greeted with a colourful green and yellow building with a tree on the front
Bright green and pale pink tiles cover this public bathroom in a shared garden in the Suginami district of the Japanese capital
In Shukugawa Park, which is known for its cherry blossom in the spring, visitors are treated to a mish mash of brick and stone buildings
The public toilets in a park in Toshima features a mosaic design and a huge clock
Having a public toilet in a children’s playground is always handy for parents. And to make this one in the Toshima district stand out, it is painted bright green
The focus for this public toilet beneath a huge bridge in the Bunkyo-ku district appears to be neat brickwork and eye-catching arches
At the Shinjuku Daiichi Park in the Saitama area close to Tokyo, the walls of the public loos are adorned with pink flowers
The contrast of white, brown and yellow bricks means the public toilets at this children’s playground in Toshima stand out
In Futatsubashi Park in Tokyo, the public bathrooms are housed in a converted metal container
Lush green trees surround the beautifully designed public toilets close to the tourist hotspot of the Mont Yudono Shrine