The out-of-the-ordinary Unko Museum is currently welcoming guests at 360 Bourke Street, Melbourne – but you don’t have much time left to visit! This Japanese museum dedicated to poop will be closing at the end of July, so you’ll want to book soon for an experience you won’t forget. While you might not have had a visit to a poop museum on your cards for 2024, we recommend giving it a go. After selling out around Japan, the final few tickets for this pastel-hued kawaii-themed universe are flying out the door, so make sure to book your visit ASAP!
We don’t often think of poop as something we’d put into the “cute” category, but the Unko Museum is here to change your mind. Based on the Japanese kawaii aesthetic, the museum creates a world where poop is cute and colourful. From multicoloured toilets to your very own poop mascot, you’ll be marvelling at the cuteness of poop in no time!
The museum is an immersive space that includes light walls, games, interactive installations and colourful photo opportunities at every corner. Wander through a tunnel of projected flying turds, or snap a few pics in the Unko Mart supermarket. The installations, displays, and collaborative attractions in the museum are all based around the theme “Max Unko Kawaii,” which translates to “the maximum cuteness of poop” and each installation is cuter than the next.
There’s even a range of poop-themed merch to pick up at the gift shop on your way out of the experience, offering even more cute and unusual photo ops. We’d suggest a poop squeeze toy to alleviate stress on a truly crap day, but there are also tote bags, keychains, and t-shirts to commemorate your visit. Oh, and perhaps the most on-trend and useful item of all: you can also pick up Unko Museum toilet paper here!
Say goodbye to any cultural taboos surrounding poop, and enter an unprecedented experience that will overturn your prejudices, and allow you to view poop in a whole new way. Tickets to the experience start at $28 for adults, and there are also family bundles and group options available. Our advice? Don’t miss out on the first international poop museum in the world before it closes this July.