For sale: naming rights for public toilets in Shibuya
February 4th, 2009 by James
Anybody want to adopt a Japanese public toilet?
Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward has started selling the naming rights to each of its 14 public toilets to raise funds and improve hygiene at the facilities.
The ward expects that some of its toilets, located in busy areas such as Omotesando Street and in the vicinity of Shibuya Station, will attract substantial bids. Officials stressed, however, that they would also take into consideration the best proposals for how to keep the toilets clean before choosing winners.
Winners will have the opportunity to plaster the toilets in question with lots of advertisements.
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How about naming them 「外国人専用」?
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That’s an interesting idea
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If I had the money, I’d adopt one in the name of George W Bush. Along with the George W Bush Sewage Plant in San Francisco, I feel this would be a fitting tribute.
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The George W. Bush Memorial Urinal.
Has a certain tinkle to it….
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Just wonder if the bid winners will find out only too late they ‘won’ the cleaning job too – I’m sure they’d feel ‘flushed’ if they did
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If we do can we put a big sign above it of golden butt cheeks without getting sued?
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OK fine i’ll supply the creativity…Since no one else stepped forward.
Putting a photo of PM Aso in the urinal would be a hoot. No doubt his family deserves it. Putting photos of PM Aso on the wall would be disastrous because the urine would never hit the urinal.
And calling the toilet “pee on Japanese bureaucrat” would make it a world heritage site faster than Fuji-san.
Unfortunately we are talking about the gov’t in Tokyo. Osaka people have a great sense of humor. Tokyo well it’s only explainable using terminology from Charles Darwin.
Since sense of humor != money they don’t hold your breathe waiting for something interesting to happen.
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I can think of nothing better than “Japan Probe” over a toilet. Surely, with a name including “Probe” you has some sort of hijinks in mind, James.
Think of the publicity. Anglophones who weren’t familiar with the site would laugh their asses off at the serendipity of a toilet being sponsored by “Japan Probe.” Those who were familiar with it would laugh even harder.
Think about it, man.
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Holy crap, that’s the best idea I’ve heard all week!
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