There are many bizarre things to see and do in Tokyo. And one of these is a museum dedicated to poop. But not poop as you know it – pastel coloured poop, fluffy poop, poop in all kinds of odd incarnations.

The boys saw a Youtube video of the Unko museum and were immediately obsessed. So much so that it was the very first thing we did in Tokyo on the same day we landed in Japan! Unko is the Japanese word for poop, and now the one word that the boys will never forget!

So it is with tongue in cheek and eyebrow raised that I’ll give you a run down of the Unko Museum (poop museum) in Tokyo.

What Happens In The Unko Museum Tokyo

As you walk into the Unko museum you are given a briefing then invited to sit on one of a row of toilets. At the count of 1,2,3 you push down and a pastel coloured plastic poop will appear in the toilet – this is yours to pop on a stick and carry around the experience with you. It’s also yours to take home.

The Unko Museum is very much NOT a museum in the conventional sense. You won’t learn anything new here! It’s more like a kids play centre with an unusual twist.

There is a ball pond where you can swim in pink poop balls, arcade games, dancing rooms and other interactive activity rooms, and an absolute abundance of photo shoot locations.

Kids can stroke fluffy ‘pet poops’, enter a sound machine to see who can scream ‘UNKO!’ the loudest, and the exit to the building is out of a giant toilet passed what looks like a poop robot/monster.

The concept was bizarre, but I cannot emphasise how much the kids liked it. If you’re looking for something lighthearted for kids of toilet humour age then this is the place.

The whole experience took around an hour to complete – it could take longer if its busy and you have to wait for the attractions.

Where Is The Unko Museum Tokyo?

The Unko museum is in Odaiba inside the Diver City shopping mall (there’s also a Hello Kitty story, Doreamon store, and plenty of other fun shops and restaurants here). In the Hello Kitty store we got Hello Kitty ice creams with mini Kitty shaped pancakes on top. I LOVED this (I’ve written about my love of Hello Kitty here before, more than once)

To get to the Diver City shopping mall take the train and get off at Daiba Station. There’s actually loads to see and do for kids in this area. The Lego Centre is on the otherside of the road (around a 3 minute walk away).

You can book tickets on the day, or you can book them in advance. We were advised to book our tickets in advance, as slots can become booked up quickly, so we booked with Klook. This was one of the cheapest things we booked in advance, with tickets costing £10.25 per adult and £5.63 per child under the age of 12. (Code THATMUMTRAVEL5KLOOK gets you 5% off these prices).

NOTE: There is no real poop in the UNKO museum! It’s not that sort of place – so if that’s your thing, you’ll be disappointed.

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