
The evolution of TOTO —
Kazuchika Okura founded TOTO in 1917.

The evolution of TOTO —
Prior to that, he had been running a ceramics factory, which is pictured here in 1914. It was in this Kitakyushu facility that Japan's first Western toilet was produced.

The evolution of TOTO —
The journey to revolutionize sanitary ware in Japan began in this factory, but back then TOTO was called the Toyo Toki Company.

The evolution of TOTO —
The TOTO factory in Kitakyushu in 1934.

The evolution of TOTO —
A prototype of the first TOTO toilet.