Buckle up, it’s time for some “crappy” content… because Yukiro and I visited a poop-themed museum / interactive art space in Tokyo! Only in Japan could there be something as kawaii and weird as the Unko Museum.

Read on for our hilarious trip to the Tokyo Unko Museum, as well as another immersive art experience — teamLab Planets. (Both are located close to each other, in the Odaiba / Toyosu area).

Photographer Joey Wong took these shots of me wearing Sloe Design Studio — an indie Canadian brand that focuses on natural materials and dark, romantic designs (like this bell-sleved top). SLOE is an acronym for Simple silhouettes, Luxurious textiles, Original Design, Eco-Responsible — which is exactly my fashion focus these days. (I’m increasingly convinced that microplastics are the end of us!)

I’ve visited many of the teamLab exhibits over the years (there are multiple locations in Japan, including a new Borderless in Azabudai Hills).

Yukiro, Joey and I went to the digital art experience teamLab Planets in Toyosu. I’m standing in The Infinite Crystal Universe, a forest of hanging, blinking strands of lights that seem to go on forever due to the mirrored floors, walls and ceilings.

teamLab Planets is a very popular attractions, so reserve timed tickets well in advance. When we entered, we had to take off our shoes (we put them in locker #666) and walk through shallow paths of water to various exhibitions — including a “pond” filled with darting rainbow koi fish and blossoming rainbow flowers. The “body immersive” museum encourages you to interact with various objects, like these big bouncy balls.

teamLab Planets changes up the rooms every now and then. We got to see the new Floating Flower Garden, which is filled with real suspended flowers and leaves that move up and down. (And get rather tangled in our long hair…)

You can check out my previous teamLab Mori Borderless and Planets posts here for photos and info from my last visit (including how to get tickets).

My top and skirt (with an embroidered dragon) are Sloe Design Studio. This Canadian independent label makes romantic, vintage inspired clothing from natural textiles and with zero-waste techniques. Check them out for artistic, artisan-made Gothic finery.

We also visited one of the strangest museums in Japan… the Unko Museum, dedicated to poo! (I sh*t you not).

In Japan, unko (poop) is associated with good luck because “un” sounds like the word for good fortune. That’s why there is a cute-faced swirling poop emoji, and “golden poo” lucky statues sold throughout the country.

To celebrate the pop culture of poop — and add a cute / kitschy factor — visit the Tokyo Unko Museum located in Odaiba’s DiverCity Tokyo Plaza.

The experience begins with a hilarious animated video and “genki” song that celebrates how all humans do the number two. (As the song goes, “Minna unko suruuuuu”!)

Then, you can wander the many well-designed rooms to take photos with crap-themed objects. I wonder what Andy Warhol would have thought of this soup (or poop?) can installation.

Here’s a neon wall that illuminates the word in various languages, from cacca to poep!

There are plenty of selfie spots, and arcade games that made us choke with laughter. (Especially the one where an unko drops down, and you have to try to catch it!)

Japanese toilets are next-level, in terms of tech and design. In this interactive display, we chose our favorite color, and a souvenir unko on a stick appeared in the bowl.

If you’re into silly Jpop culture oddities like we are, this participatory poop museum is a must-visit. (Funny enough, the staff made it clear that there aren’t any washrooms inside for guests to use… they have to go outside to the mall’s public toilets to caca!)

Would you shop at “Unko Mart?” Of course, the museum gift shop was filled with cute and quirky knick-knacks.

The space is full of funny places for taking social media snaps.

For a hilarious immersive and Instagrammable experience, get your ass to the Tokyo Unko Museum! (うんこミュージアム). Find advance tickets and make reservations on their site.

Did you enjoy these photos by Joey Wong? I think we “ate”!

Speaking of eating… I did an interview with Culinary Backstreets about my fav places to have breakfast, lunch, and dinner in Osaka. Check out my favorite Kansai food recommendations including octopus balls.

New destinations coming up this spring… and I’ll be in Japan later this year. As always, you can keep up with me on @LaCarmina IG, where I post stories from my daily life as well as videos and throwbacks.

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