We don’t spend much of our day on the toilet, but the overall cleanliness or ambience of the restroom makes those couple of minutes either pure bliss or complete torture. If you had a choice, obviously you would prefer to take a dump in a nice, cleanly environment, wouldn’t you?
To create the most conducive environment for one of life’s most important businesses, some decorate their restrooms with flowers, and some even leave a mini library of books and magazines in there. The Japan Unko Society, however, has a “painful” toilet fully decorated with anime-style characters!
We’ve seen many instances of vehicles painted with anime characters, commonly known as itasha (which literally translates to “painful car”), and plenty of other things decorated in the same fashion, such as snowboards, rooms and nails. But ita-toilets? That’s a first.
Before we even get into that, did you even know that Japan has a poop society? Unko means poo in Japanese, and the Japan Unko Society is on a mission to educate the population about all things poop-related, including the benefits of stool examination. It is said a multitude of health conditions, such as digestive problems and even colon cancer, can be identified through stool analysis. Just like any health checkups, taking the stool test regularly can be useful in detecting health changes and nipping any diseases in the bud before they complicate.
▼ A proud member of the Japan Unko Society.
https://twitter.com/galboa_tencho/status/591753573882417152Last week, at the Niconico Chokaigi, an annual convention organized by Japan’s largest video sharing website Niconico Douga, the Japan Unko Society graced their event booth with their glorious ita-toilet in an attempt to reach out to the crowds.
あ、あと5分しかない…!日本うんこ学会ブース、ただいま急ピッチで準備中です! pic.twitter.com/yvJ46FCw4Q
— 日本うんこ学会/うんコレ公式 (@unkogakkai) April 25, 2015
痛便器を見られるのは、日本うんこ学会のブースだけ!#unkogakkai #chokaigi pic.twitter.com/hPrg7CLz9x
— 日本うんこ学会/うんコレ公式 (@unkogakkai) April 25, 2015
ニコニコ超会議では、まるなげひろば・ユーザー応援企画に『日本うんこ学会』 @unkogakkai で参加します。当日はこちらのコミュニティ http://t.co/qem22kwmuf で生放送も。痛トイレ作ったらクオリティ高すぎた。 pic.twitter.com/tK8yXFbalI
— 前田地生 (@as_chisei) April 24, 2015
▼ It’s fully decorated, even on the inside!
日本うんこ学会の痛便器、よく見ると中にまで印刷が施されています。凄い。 #chokaigi pic.twitter.com/6vdASBgD0b
— てんぼると◆八坂天 (@10V_tkc) April 26, 2015
They even provided free stool examination services at their booth to raise awareness towards the importance of checking your bowels. It’s hard to imagine anyone going to such an event with the intention of getting their feces tested, but having a toilet bowl sitting in the middle of your booth is probably quite the attraction if you ask us.
@kumasoshiki 会えて嬉しかったーん!痛便器! pic.twitter.com/k1ApawMCBx
— かずは&! (@kazuhacos) April 25, 2015
痛便器という新時代 pic.twitter.com/LUkzwFQ39f
— ニパ子 (@godhandtool) April 25, 2015
▼ Oh look, it’s our favorite retired highschooler, Sailor Suit Old Man!
https://twitter.com/145_dragon/status/592247197707571200台湾のお友達のぷりんちゃん!なぜか!日本うんこ学会にて!!!www pic.twitter.com/KZpBz1LaAP
— つきみ (@tsukimi157) April 26, 2015
日本うんこ学会!無料で検便できます!健康のために!#chokaigi #超会議2015 pic.twitter.com/OojCWkGMS9
— 秋葉るき Infomation (@Rukichan_bot) April 26, 2015
▼ They also had a gigantic piece of poop that lights up.
うんコレパトランプ起動中。
— 日本うんこ学会/うんコレ公式 (@unkogakkai) April 25, 2015
今日の便の調子は?カンベン方向をすると起動するよー
神々しいので、拝みに来て下さい!#chokaigi #unkogakkai pic.twitter.com/xprTIoUi2j
▼ And their panel of guest speakers included this… golden poop fairy.
うんちの妖精改め、ウンログ代表取締役の田口さん! #unkogakkai #chokaigi pic.twitter.com/DdRDxL4GiM
— 日本うんこ学会/うんコレ公式 (@unkogakkai) April 26, 2015
The characters featured on the decorated poop throne are original characters from their very own UnColle (Unko Collection), and are meant to be personified versions of bacteria that live in our intestines. Thank goodness they’re not poop people.
超会議速報!
— 日本うんこ学会/うんコレ公式 (@unkogakkai) April 24, 2015
うんコレキャラ等身大パネル、追加登場決定‼︎ pic.twitter.com/7FbJmdNRsz
今なら日本うんこ学会ブースで、ヨハネス・ミクリッツちゃんとフランソワ・フォンタンちゃんがお出迎えしまーす!どちらも実名の大腸菌です! #chokaigi #unkogakkai pic.twitter.com/K4rk175370
— 日本うんこ学会/うんコレ公式 (@unkogakkai) April 26, 2015
The characters sure look cute, but right now we don’t know what is weirder, bacteria girls, a toilet bowl decorated with bacteria girls, or the fact that a poop society exists to begin with.
Source: Twitter (@unkogakkai) via Zhaizhai News
Top image: Twitter (@sjyajya)
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