On the second day of my trip, I decided to visit some of the public toilets under The Tokyo Toilet project. The idea was inspired by the film Perfect Days . Since the public toilets under this project are scattered around western side of Tokyo, I visited a few in Shibuya area, which are quite close to each other. One notable location is Yoyogi Park. One of the highlights of these designer toilets is the transparent toilet. Its transparent glass walls will turn opaque when the door is locked. This feature is based on the electrochromic effect. However, this feature is unavailable during late autumn and winter, which coincided my visit. The key takeaway from this visit: an eye opening experience about toilet culture and social inclusivity. Yoyogi Park The transparent toilet Another transparent toilet in community park The park in Yoyogi Hachimangu Shrine Another view of the park Mushroom design public toilet
It was Friday morning. Tuned on the radio and heard MJ's song. Changed to another station, another MJ's song was played. Something was not right. Then it was announced MJ has left us. Was quite surprised with the news. He left a legacy of pop songs that no other singers can compared with. Although not a big fan, somehow some of his songs did impact us. I remembered Black and White that was extremely popular back in early 90's. He will not be forgotten, at least for his songs. Oh ya, I almost bought his Thriller album when I was 6-7 years old. But ended up with Breakdance OST. Think the cassette is still in my hometown. Hehe....
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