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Company Information
June 30, 2022

TOTO starts virtual tours of the TOTO Museum
Creating an environment that can be experienced by more customers
TOTO LTD. (Headquarters: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture; President: Noriaki Kiyota), which
operates the TOTO Museum, will begin offering virtual tour that will allow visitors to freely
experience museum tours from the comfort of a PC, smartphone or similar device.
Founded in 1917 at a time when public sanitation systems were not yet widespread in Japan, TOTO
has endeavored to develop new daily customs related to water supply and sanitary systems in thehope of bringing healthy, cultured lifestyles to the Japanese people. To coincide with its 100thanniversary, in 2015 TOTO opened the TOTO Museum with the idea that it is important to return tothe spirit of its founding once more in order to safeguard the future of the earth and its water
resources for the next hundred years. The museum introduces the culture and history surrounding
plumbing and sanitary systems, as well as TOTO’s views on manufacturing and the evolution of its
products over the years. Since it opened, the museum has welcomed many visitors, topping 400,000
total visitors by May 2022*1.
This new virtual tour was developed by recording the interior of the museum in 3D and recreating
it in a virtual space, with the aim of enabling visitors who cannot easily visit the TOTO Museum inperson enjoy a similar experience. This has made it possible for even more customers to learn
about the TOTO Museum. Support for multiple languages*2 and an automated guidance feature
have also been added as tour options.
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TOTO Museum

Operating screen of the Virtual Tour (Exhibition Room 3)

Features of the Virtual Tour of the TOTO Museum(1) Multilingual support so that anyone can tour the Museum whether from Japan or overseas(2) User-friendly design even for first-time visitors, with automatic guidance for the recommended course
through the museum(3) Highlight feature allowing visitors to skip to the exhibits that interest them

The Virtual Tour of the TOTO Museum can be enjoyed from the following URL.

https://jp.toto.com/knowledge/visit/museum/en/vr/
1About the TOTO Museum
Founded in 1917 at a time when public sanitation systemswere not yet widespread in Japan, TOTO has endeavored
to develop new daily customs related to water supply andsanitary systems in the hope of bringing healthy, cultured
lifestyles to the Japanese people. To coincide with its
100th anniversary, in 2015 TOTO opened the museumwith the idea that it is important to return to the spirit of
its founding once more in order to safeguard the futureof the earth and its water resources for the next hundredyears. The museum introduces the culture and history
surrounding plumbing and sanitary systems, as well as
TOTO’s views on manufacturing and the evolution of its
products over the years.

Introduction to Unique Exhibits
Exhibition Room 1
This room mainly introduces the roots of the company’s
founding that began with Morimura Gumi and its
development over the years.

[A] The first seated flush toilet
produced in Japan (restoration)[B][A][B] Toilet Bike Neo

Exhibition Room 2 (second half)This room mainly introduces the progression of theproducts TOTO has produced to date, including sanitaryware, WASHLET*3 and faucet fittings.
*3: “WASHLET” is a registered trademark of TOTO[C] Changes to tanks and flush volumes[D][C][D] Changes to toilet seats2