Dimly lit, stinky and dirty, toilets at a park in Yamaguchi Prefecture are scaring away local children and sparking calls from citizens for renovations.
Growing pressure is now on the city of Iwakuni, which runs the park, to follow a nationwide trend toward sprucing up public toilets as part of an effort to attract tourists and support families with children.
“The restroom is dimly lit and the pit toilets inside are filthy. My daughter is scared to go inside and she won’t use it even if she needs to relieve herself,” a 40-year-old housewife said of her 3-year-old daughter.