Did you know that unko, or poop, is a symbol in Japan’s kawaii culture? In Japan, poop isn’t always seen as something gross — it’s often portrayed as cute and funny, especially in manga and pop ...

Defecation has never been so charming or Instagrammable as it is at Japan’s Unko Museums, the latest of which is now open in Yokohama. Playful and entirely pop, this facility built around the poop ...

Inside the DiverCity Tokyo Plaza in the Odaiba district is a bizarre interactive museum, where visitors can take photos with kawaii unko, or cute poop. Don’t worry, there is no actual excrement the ...

A major success since opening in March earlier this year, the temporary Unko Museum (‘unko’ is Japanese for ‘poop’) in Yokohama is about to get a permanent site in Tokyo’s amusement district Odaiba.

The new Instagram-ready space is a celebration of defecation, wrapped up in the Japanese kawaii aesthetic. Toby Fehily visited, and found much to ponder As a mildly lactose-intolerant heavy lactose ...

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As a mildly lactose-intolerant heavy lactose consumer with an anxiety disorder and an affinity for coffee, I am very familiar with the idea of poop being urgent. But I’m struck by a different sense of ...

El 1 de agosto se inauguró el Unko Museum Yokohama Bay (distrito de Naka, ciudad de Yokohama). En la entrada, los empleados recibían a los visitantes con una sonrisa. Se trata del cuarto parque ...

Hay algo único en la isla artificial de Odaiba, en Tokio. Esta extensión de tierra creada artificialmente en el siglo XIX para proteger la ciudad de ataques marinos y reconvertida en un intento de ...

Rendez-vous dans la préfecture de Tokyo afin de découvrir la culture kawaii d'une matière dont les Japonais sont de vrais spécialistes : le caca.