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Nabeshima Shoto Park — THE TOKYO TOILET
Observe Kengo Kuma's timber structure in relation to the small park woodland.
Visit fitFor adding observations of timber and circulation to a Shoto Park walk. Prioritise users' needs rather than exploring every stall.
The exterior uses 240 natural-edged Yoshino cedar boards at differing angles. Child-sized fixtures and reused cherry/metasequoia interiors distinguish the huts' functions and materials.
Look at the cedar boards set at different angles and the paths between five huts. Kengo Kuma's 'walk in the woods' can be read as a design that separates and reconnects functions rather than forming one block.
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Satoshi Nagare · resized and croppedFive cedar huts, different interiors
Kengo Kuma's A Walk in the Woods places five small structures in Nabeshima Shoto Park, joined by paths. Their walls use 240 Yoshino cedar boards, with natural edges and differing angles. As you walk, boards overlap and gaps change instead of forming one flat surface. The group comes into view from the park's largest entrance; the side steps offer another view of the roofs and greenery.
The interiors serve different needs. A children's room has child-sized toilets and a small urinal. The accessible room includes ostomate equipment, a baby bed and baby chair; its walls reuse cherry and metasequoia wood. Another room has space for bags and toiletries beneath a large mirror. These are specific differences in scale and layout, not simply five matching cubicles. Follow the facility signs for what you need rather than touring every interior.
The address is 2-10-7 Shoto. Five to ten minutes for the exterior is a planning suggestion before continuing through the park. Compared with Ando's single circular roof, the difference is not only timber: Kuma separates functions into small buildings and makes the gaps into park paths.
WHERE · On foot from here
How far from the station, and which side
North-west of Shinsen Station, about 350 m in a straight line from the station point. The mark is a verified point, not the entrance. The shaded areas are about 5 and 10 minutes on foot from here.
Walking bands are computed by FOW on the OpenStreetMap surface street network at 80 m/min and drawn as a smoothed approximate area around the streets reached. They ignore exit positions, station interiors, underground passages, signals, slopes and routes inside buildings — not directions; follow on-site signs.
Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Walking bands: computed by FOW · Station and gate notes: official guidance (2026-10-16)
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Before you go
- Hours and fees
- 2-10-7 Shoto. This is a working public toilet with different functions in its separate structures. Follow signs and respect users' privacy.
- Good to know
- Keep access clear, respect users’ privacy and follow current maintenance notices.
Sources · image info
- https://tokyotoilet.jp/en/tokyotoilet.jp · as of 2026-10-06
- https://www.oneclub.org/awards/theoneshow/-award/47891/the-tokyo-toilet/www.oneclub.org · as of 2026-10-06
- THE TOKYO TOILET — project and facility captionstokyotoilet.jp · as of 2026-10-19
- Nabeshima Shoto Park — THE TOKYO TOILET — Satoshi Nagare · resized and cropped
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