# Branded Toilet Museums This Japanese Museum Showcases the Toilet History of Toto Ltd. By Charlotte Joyce Kidd | Published 2015-08-29 | World Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toilet-history References: [blogs.wsj](http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2015/08/26/new-toto-ltd-museum-to-exhibit-evolution-of-japans-toilet-seats/?mod=WSJBlog) & [toto.co.jp](http://www.toto.co.jp/company/press/2015/08/24_1.htm) Toilet company [Toto Ltd.](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toto) is opening a museum entirely dedicated to the toilet history of the Japanese mega manufacturer. The museum will showcase how toilet history has evolved from classic toilet seats to [smart toilets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vovo-neo) capable of all kinds of functions, from the convenient to the bizarre. The museum will exhibit 950 of Toto's products, as well as some replicas of Toto-designed prefabricated bathrooms, such as the ones that were installed at [Hotel New Otani](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lewie-floss-discs) for the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Toto Ltd. developed its first classic flush toilet seat in 1914, and the rest is toilet history! Today, Toto toilets have built-in speakers, seat heaters and self-opening lids. The toilet history museum will be located near Toto's showroom and will not charge admission. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 29% | Activity: 37% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [World](https://www.trendhunter.com/world) > [Bizarre](https://www.trendhunter.com/bizarreworld) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Toilet Innovation:** The museum showcases the evolution of toilets, highlighting the disruptive innovation opportunities in the toilet industry. - **Smart Toilets:** The museum features smart toilets with advanced functions, presenting opportunities for disruptive innovation in the smart home industry. - **Historical Exhibitions:** The museum displays replicas of Toto-designed prefabricated bathrooms, demonstrating the potential for disruptive innovation in the historical exhibition industry. ### Where This Applies - **Toilet Manufacturing:** The toilet history museum highlights the innovation opportunities in the toilet manufacturing industry. - **Smart Home Technology:** The museum's focus on smart toilets presents potential innovation opportunities in the smart home technology industry. - **Museum and Exhibition:** The historical exhibitions at the museum showcase the potential for disruptive innovation in the museum and exhibition industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Futuristic Intelligent Toilets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/intelligent-toilet.md) - [Brutalist Smart Toilets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/formation-02.md) - [Illuminated Public Artful Toilets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hiroo-east-park.md) - [Smart Toilet Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-toilets.md) - [Artfully Sculptured Textured Toilets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-formation-02.md) - [Enclosed Japanese Park Toilets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toiletowa.md) - [Lavatory Travel Guides](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/encycloopedia.md) - [Luxury Mobile Toilets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/luxury-mobile-toilet.md) - [Smart Monitoring Toilets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vovo-neo.md)