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Sugu Toire · すぐトイレ

Find the nearest toilet in Japan. Even offline.

Distance and walking time to the closest toilet, right on your home screen. Over 100,000 toilets across Japan, from station restrooms to konbini.

Get it on Google Play

Free · No account needed · iPhone version coming soon

Android home screen with the Sugu Toire widget: nearest toilet about 25 m, about a 1-minute walk
Sugu Toire home screen: filters, the nearest toilet in Shinjuku 103 m away, and a list of nearby toilets

Faster than opening a map

When you need a toilet, every second counts. Sugu Toire is one glance or one tap away.

Sugu Toire widget on an Android home screen showing the nearest toilet and walking time

📱 Home screen widget

The nearest toilet and walking time, always on your home screen. Tap it to start directions.

Android Quick Settings panel with the すぐトイレ Nearest toilet tile

⚡ Quick Settings tile

Swipe down from the top of the screen and tap すぐトイレ. It works from any app, even mid-video or mid-translation.

Sugu Toire app with filter chips and the nearest toilet card with a Navigate button

🔎 Nearby list

Every toilet around you, sorted by distance, with filters so you only see the ones that suit you.

Everything a traveler needs

Built for people who don't read Japanese signs and don't want to guess.

Filters that matter

Wheelchair accessible, baby changing, Western-style (sit-down), public toilets only, or no convenience stores.

Hours and tips

Opening hours, facilities and tips, such as station toilets that are inside the ticket gates.

Directions your way

Works with your maps app: see place details first, or go straight to walking or driving directions.

Favorites and recent

Star the clean toilet near your hotel and find recent ones again in one tap. Saved on your phone.

Works offline

The toilet data lives on your phone, so search works in a subway station or without a SIM card.

Help improve the map

Found a toilet we missed, or one that's closed? Add it or report it in a few taps, and we'll check it.

Sugu Toire Guide tab with Japanese phrase cards to show staff, such as May I use your toilet?

A toilet guide in your pocket

The essentials from this site, built into the app and available offline.

  • Show to staff: Japanese phrase cards like “May I use your toilet?”. Tap one to show it full screen, so you don't have to say it.
  • Toilet buttons: flush, bidet, spray, stop, dryer and more. Read the full guide.
  • Good to know: the basics of toilet etiquette in Japan.

Set up the widget in a minute

Do it before your trip, so it's ready the first time you need it.

  1. Install and open Get Sugu Toire from Google Play, open it once and allow location access.
  2. Open Widgets Long-press an empty spot on your home screen and tap Widgets.
  3. Add すぐトイレ Find it in the list and drag the widget onto your home screen.

Want the Quick Settings tile too? Add it from the app's Settings, or swipe down twice, tap the pencil icon and drag すぐトイレ into place. Menu names vary a little between phone makers.

Questions

Short answers to what travelers ask most.

Is Sugu Toire free?

Yes. It's free on Google Play and you don't need an account.

Does it work without mobile data?

Yes. The toilet data is stored on your phone, so search works offline, even without a SIM card or Wi-Fi.

Is there an iPhone version?

Not yet. Sugu Toire is on Android today and an iPhone version is coming soon. Until then, our guide to finding a toilet in Japan lists the places that almost always have one.

Which toilets does it cover?

Over 100,000 toilets across Japan: public toilets, train and subway stations, convenience stores, cafés, restaurants, supermarkets and shopping malls, in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and everywhere else.

Where does the data come from?

From OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and open data published by Japanese local governments, plus reports from people using the app.

Updated

Never get caught searching again.

Install it before you land, and the nearest toilet is always one glance away.

Get it on Google Play

iPhone version coming soon

Guides for your trip

Everything else you need to know about toilets in Japan.