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Unko Museum in Japan. (Instagram/Unko Museum)
Unko Museum in Japan. (Instagram/Unko Museum)

Museums typically showcase items like art, history, and culture, but there's one in Japan that's breaking all norms, showcasing what the world universally finds disgusting – poop.

The Unko Museum, also known as the Poop Exhibition, is located in Tokyo, Japan and showcases all things poop.

The name Unko means poop in Japanese, and the plan is to make the poop 'Kawaii', which means cute or lovable in Japanese. But what's kawaii about poop, you might ask? The answer lies in what Unko Museum Tokyo has to offer.

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