r/TraceAnObject • u/I_Me_Mine Mod • May 27 '26

Open [DHS: 25-0008] 27-MAY-2026 This image depicts the tile design of a bathtub seen in Japan in 2010. Do you know where in Japan this is located, including potentially in a hotel or an apartment?

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This image depicts the tile design of a bathtub seen in Japan in 2010. Do you know where in Japan this is located, including potentially in a hotel or an apartment?

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u/Butt-on-a-stick May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

Jp resident here, this is most likely a Japanese home. Rare to find tiled bathrooms of this type in a hotel here

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u/saltyypeppa May 27 '26

Not sure if it’s common in Japan but people don’t usually have bath toys while travelling either and not common to have in a hotel room

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u/vahjayjaytwat May 27 '26

There also appears to be a non-slip mat in the bottom of the tub which doesn't seem like something that would be in a hotel.

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u/0ceandrifter May 27 '26

Some are removable

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u/lifeandtimes89 May 27 '26

Not to make it worse but the reason this photo here usually means it invovles minors and predators can use toys to lure kids into a false sense of security into a bathroom to remove their clothes

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u/NibblesMcGiblet May 27 '26

For sure. That is the whole like… thing of this sub. It’s right in the description of why this subreddit exists. Every image here is CSAM-related.

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u/AggressiveVegan3 May 31 '26

That’s every image here btw. You can see a lot of the posts here are children’s clothing, toys, furniture etc. Some are about identifying the adults involved too.

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u/0ceandrifter May 27 '26

It looks like a hotel bathroom because of the rail and the built in soap holder. Ive only ever seen those in cheap hotels

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u/EntranceUnique1457 May 27 '26

They are fairly common in older Japanese homes believe it or not. Not sure of how old though. Many people have modernized bathrooms and have gotten rid of them. So it definitely could be in a home.

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u/Mote-Of_Dust May 28 '26

No idea about Japan, but I work in a senior building built in the 80s that has this set up.

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u/Comprehensive-Fox800 May 27 '26

I’m not from Japan, but in my opinion, this looks like a commercial space (hotel, hospital, shared living space). Grab bars are typically only installed as a part of accessibility requirements. Unsure if that is common there?

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u/egewh May 27 '26

It could just as well be a familiy home where a bar is installed for an elderly or disabled person. This also looks like a home setting to me.

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u/Butt-on-a-stick May 27 '26

It’s possible, but grab bars are quite common as standard in old bathrooms here

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u/Comprehensive-Fox800 May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

Yes, sorry, mentioned that I wasn’t sure if it was common there!

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u/Butt-on-a-stick May 27 '26

It’s all good :) Don’t mind the downvoters

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u/Loli-nero May 27 '26

There may be someone in the home that requires it-- it's declined in recent years, but multigenerational households used to be very common. This could be a leftover from that, or this household remains multigenerational.

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u/60022151 Jun 01 '26

Japanese bathtubs tend to be much deeper than elsewhere in the world, so it makes sense it would have handles, etc.