World · East Asia & Pacific · 3 hrs ago
Toilet paper found at unmanned Niigata station despite notice saying it was removed
JR East has removed or closed some station facilities, including ticket offices, escalators and clocks.
These changes have drawn complaints from some passengers, who say they make stations less convenient.
At Raikōji Station in Niigata Prefecture, a notice said toilet paper had been removed when the station became unmanned on March 14, 2025.
But a visitor who checked the restroom in late September found toilet paper there.
The restroom was clean and had handrails, while the station showed other signs of cutbacks, including a closed ticket-office window.
The station has few passengers during the day, and local trains stop about once an hour.
Toilet paper was present in the restroom at unmanned Raikōji Station in Niigata, despite a notice saying its provision had ended.
The notice said toilet paper was removed on March 14, 2025, when the station became unmanned.
The station was visited in the second half of September, and the reporter found toilet paper in the restroom.
The notice had drawn attention on social media in September.
The reports describe the removal as part of wider changes at JR East stations, including the removal of some escalators and clocks.
- Who
- JR East operates the station. A reporter visited the restroom.
- What
- Toilet paper was found in the restroom despite a notice saying its provision had ended.
- When
- The visit took place in the second half of September; the notice cited March 14, 2025.
- Where
- Raikōji Station in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
- Why
- The notice said toilet paper provision ended when the station became unmanned. The reason it was present during the visit is not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The notice said toilet paper provision ended as the station became unmanned.
The notice about the removal drew attention on social media.
A reporter visited Raikōji Station and found toilet paper in the restroom.
Daily Shincho and Yahoo! News published reports about the station.
- Station
- Raikōji Station, Niigata Prefecture
- Notice date
- March 14, 2025
- Station status
- Unmanned
- Visit
- Second half of September
- Finding
- Toilet paper was present in the restroom
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