{"id":4762,"date":"2021-09-29T14:08:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T05:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/the-unko-museum-is-anything-but-crappy\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:34:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:34:02","slug":"the-unko-museum-is-anything-but-crappy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/the-unko-museum-is-anything-but-crappy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Unko Museum is anything but crappy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We knew it was bound to happen eventually; Japan is home to the first restroom-themed restaurant, our toilet technology is talked about and adored far and wide, and we even invented this \ud83d\udca9 emoji. So, of course, Japan should be the first to have a museum dedicated to all things doo-doo. If you\u2019re hankering to know all about Mr. Hanky, then head over to the Unko Museum and brace yourself!<\/p>\n<p>Located near Odaiba, Tokyo Teleport Station, on the Rinkai line, is the closest access by metro, about 30 minutes from Shinjuku Station. The museum is hosted on the second floor of the Diver City Tokyo Plaza. As you can probably guess, <em>unko <\/em>means <q>poop<\/q> in Japanese, but don\u2019t worry because you\u2019ll never forget it after leaving here!<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"toc_1\">Un-teractive Un-telligence<\/h3>\n<p>The museum offers plenty of hands-on exhibits and spaces to learn about and, yes, even play with digital poo. Learn about how humanity has dealt with cleaning up after its #2s since the beginning of time. There\u2019s also an area where you can learn about unko in modern times \u2013 poop pop culture \u2013 and see everything from books to toys that are inspired by or deal with dookey as an art form.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"toc_2\">Un-stagrammable<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-44050\" src=\"https:\/\/morethanrelo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/unbelt_room-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>A large part of the venue is dedicated to creating spaces where you can <q>get it on the \u2018gram<\/q> and show your friends you\u2019ve spent a crappy day at the Unko Museum. From floating pastel swirly poops to interactive floaties in a giant toilet held by Unberto (unbelt), the poopy mascot, you can impress\/gross-out your followers with your own hot take on the exhibit.<\/p>\n<p>[spacer height=&#8221;20px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"toc_3\">Smooth Move<\/h3>\n<p>The temporary interactive excrement exhibition is only around until October 31, 2021, so let&#8217;s get things moving!<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"toc_4\">Access<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unkomuseum.com\/tokyo\/\">\u3046\u3093\u3053\u30df\u30e5\u30fc\u30b8\u30a2\u30e0 TOKYO\u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011 (unkomuseum.com)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ib.eplus.jp\/unkomuseum_tokyo\">UNKO MUSEUM TOKYO Verified Tickets | eplus &#8211; Japan most famous ticket provider<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[spacer height=&#8221;20px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Images via <a href=\"https:\/\/ib.eplus.jp\/unkomuseum_tokyo\">UNKO MUSEUM TOKYO Verified Tickets | eplus &#8211; Japan most famous ticket provider<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We knew it was bound to happen eventually; Japan is home to the first restroom-themed restaurant, our toilet technology is talked about and adored far and wide, and we even invented this \ud83d\udca9 emoji. So, of course, Japan should be the first to have a museum dedicated to all things doo-doo. 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