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Tokyo visitors can now join a special tour of one of the Japanese city's modern wonders: its public toilets.
现在，东京的游客可以参加一次特别之旅，参观这座日本城市的现代奇迹之一：公共厕所。
Penelope Panczuk recently went on the Tokyo Toilet Shuttle for a two-hour visit of artistic public bathrooms.
Penelope Panczuk最近乘坐“东京厕所穿梭巴士”前往艺术化的公共厕所，参观了两个小时。
Panczuk got the idea after seeing "Perfect Days", the Oscar-nominated film about a toilet cleaner in the city's Shibuya district.
Panczuk是在看了奥斯卡提名电影《完美的日子》之后产生这个想法的，这部电影讲述的是东京市涩谷区一位厕所清洁工的故事。
"In the U.S. or in France where I originally come from, you just don't go," Panczuk said of using public bathrooms.
谈到使用公共厕所，Panczuk说：“在美国或我的老家法国，你是不会去的。”
She added that in Tokyo, the bathrooms are "extremely clean, they're very safe and each one is so different it feels like it's a new discovery each time."
她补充说，东京的厕所“非常干净，非常安全，而且每个卫生间都很不一样，感觉每一次都是新的发现。”
The shuttle began in March with visitors coming to Japan in record numbers.
穿梭巴士于3月份开始运营，当时访日游客人数创下历史新高。
A drop in the value of the Japanese yen has made it less costly for many lovers of Japanese culture to visit for the first time.
随着日元贬值，许多日本文化爱好者第一次来日旅游的成本减少。
Among Japan's most-loved technological exports in recent years are its toilets produced by TOTO.
近年来，日本最受欢迎的技术出口产品是TOTO公司生产的马桶。
The devices have cleansing sprays, heated seats, music, and more.
这些马桶具有清洁喷雾、加热座椅、播放音乐等功能。
The American animated comedy show South Park recently had a whole program on the toilets.
美国喜剧动画节目《南方公园》（South Park）最近有一整期节目都在介绍这种马桶。
Hip-hop music star DJ Khaled announced on Instagram that he appreciated a gift of four TOTO bowls from the rapper Drake.
嘻哈音乐明星DJ Khaled在Instagram上宣布，他非常感谢说唱歌手Drake送给他的四个 TOTO马桶。
The nonprofit Nippon Foundation started the Tokyo Toilet Project in 2020.
非营利组织日本财团于2020年启动了东京厕所项目。
It asked creators including Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando to develop new toilets.
该组织邀请包括普利兹克奖得主安藤忠雄在内的创作者设计新的厕所。
The goal was to increase accessibility and artistry in 17 public toilets in the Shibuya district.
其目标是提高涩谷区17座公共厕所的便利性和艺术性。
The project was not meant to be something foreign visitors would want to see.
这个项目本不是为了吸引外国游客而设。
But Shibuya's government saw a chance to increase interest in the area beyond its famous street crossing.
但涉谷区政府发现了新机遇，除了著名的十字路口外，还可以借此提高人们对该地区的兴趣。
"The highlight for visitors is that they can be driven around the less-visited parts of Shibuya and enjoy the entire district while checking out the toilets," said Yumiko Nishi, a tourist association manager for the area.
该地区的旅游协会经理Yumiko Nishi说：“对游客来说，最大的亮点是他们可以乘车游览涩谷不那么热门的地方，在参观厕所的同时欣赏整个街区。”
People on the tour pay $32.76 to visit nine different toilets, including one with clear walls that turn opaque when users enter.
游客只需支付32.76美元，就可以参观九个不同的厕所。其中一个厕所的墙壁会随着游客的进入从透明变成不透明。
Another is operated by voice commands.
还有一个厕所是通过语音指令操作的。
Takao Karino, visiting from Japan's western city of Osaka, wondered at the wide entrance of a facility created by British designer Miles Pennington.
来自日本西部城市大阪的Takao Karino对英国设计师迈尔斯·彭宁顿（Miles Pennington）为厕所设计的宽阔入口感到惊叹。
"There's nothing else like this in Japan" 69-year-old Karino said about the tour. "It's unusual, it's unique, it's honestly brilliant."
“在日本没有这样的地方，”69岁的Karino谈到这次参观时说，“这个设计很不寻常，独一无二，真的很棒。”
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