Mystery donor leaves treasure in public washrooms
In another case of unusual charity, someone is placing the equivalent of tens of thousands of dollars in neatly packaged envelopes in the men’s rooms of public buildings across Japan.
The packages of 10,000-yen bills each come with a letter saying “Please make use of this enclosed inheritance money of 10,000 yen to fund your self-enrichment,” handwritten in a traditional brush and evoking the language of Buddhist monks.
Authorities don’t quite know how much cash has been left — some people have brought the packages to the police, but there could be many who haven’t. This may be the same mystery donor who left similar packages in public washrooms of cemeteries near Osaka last year.
You’ll find some very interesting things, looking for Japanese public toilet photos on Flickr. This one, “Still nature (in a Japanese toilet)” by puss in boots is quite beautiful don’t cha think?
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