Japan’s oldest toilet damaged by man employed to preserve Japanese culture

Tofukuji Temple where Japan’s oldest toilet was damaged

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A Japanese worker whose role is preserving cultural heritage accidentally ploughed his car into the country’s oldest toilet in a centuries-old Buddhist temple.

Tofukuji Temple in the western Kyoto region houses a toilet said to date back to the 15th century, winning it designation as an important cultural asset.