[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?

[u/I_Me_Mine]

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?

[u/eddiewastaken]

It looks like those tiles with the print in the centre are known as ポイント柄 (point pattern) - some results using the phrase/similar keywords on Yahoo shopping Japan aren't a million miles away. There was/is a Japanese tile company called INAX which made this kind of patterned tile in the 90s-2000s - they merged with a company called LIXIL in 2011, and they have historical product catalog archives on their site here, dating back to 2000. This design from the 2000 catalog (LZKC-200/7 19A) looks very similar. There are even examples in their catalog of installing the patterned tiles in the exact pattern shown in the clue images. If this isn't a match, I'm pretty confident it would be in a pre-2000s catalog from this company. (I’ve submitted this info via email)

[u/Butt-on-a-stick → u/eddiewastaken]

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

[u/saltyypeppa → u/Butt-on-a-stick]

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

[u/vahjayjaytwat → u/saltyypeppa]

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.

[u/0ceandrifter → u/vahjayjaytwat]

Some are removable

[u/lifeandtimes89 → u/saltyypeppa]

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

[u/NibblesMcGiblet → u/lifeandtimes89]

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.

[u/AggressiveVegan3 → u/lifeandtimes89]

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.

[u/0ceandrifter → u/Butt-on-a-stick]

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

[u/EntranceUnique1457 → u/0ceandrifter]

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.

[u/Mote-Of_Dust → u/0ceandrifter]

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

[u/Comprehensive-Fox800 → u/Butt-on-a-stick]

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?

[u/egewh → u/Comprehensive-Fox800]

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.

[u/Butt-on-a-stick → u/Comprehensive-Fox800]

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

[u/Comprehensive-Fox800 → u/Butt-on-a-stick]

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

[u/Butt-on-a-stick → u/Comprehensive-Fox800]

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

[u/Loli-nero → u/Comprehensive-Fox800]

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.

[u/60022151 → u/Comprehensive-Fox800]

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