I just returned from a trip to Asia
and
this is the kind of picture you'd expect to see:
not this, right?
and
this is the kind of picture you'd expect to see:
I'm sure a therapist would have concerns about me-
but I'm fascinated with modern Japanese toilets.
but I'm fascinated with modern Japanese toilets.
Specifically the TOTO brand
The one above had English labels (unfortunately it was at the end of the trip).
The one above had English labels (unfortunately it was at the end of the trip).
There's a lot of detailed instruction to read,
luckily some of it's illustrated.
luckily some of it's illustrated.
below
The problem:
In public bathrooms with multiple stalls, polite Japanese women were discretely flushing while taking care of business if other stalls were occupied.
Big waste of water:
Big waste of water:
Thus this solution:
the etiquette button
A hand activated motion sensor plays a recorded water flushing sound.
note: instructions also in braille.
I'm told this does not exist in the men's bathrooms.
My hotel room control panel:
it does EVERYTHING!
heated seat, exhaust, air freshener
yes I pushed all the buttons
And if you're shopping in Japan with children
you're in luck
Is this genius or what?
a flip down kid seat
of course a kid holder and changing table
with instructions
of course
But if after all this you still prefer the old way,
it's still available.
6 comments:
This is one of the most interesting posts I've ever seen. It just demonstrates how far "behind" we are in this country. What must the Japanese women think of us when they travel here?
When I clicked on this in my feed I didn't realize who posted it..too funny! I love it!
OMG What great toilet! Why can't they have toilets like that in our countries! Some public bathrooms are very questionable! =D
Thanks for sharing - we don't get to chat much but I'm glad to see your trip was fun too!
Oh my goodness! This is hilarious. And informative. ha! Thank you for sharing.
Oh gosh I just found your blog and went scrolling through. I lived in Japan for a year and used some very rustic bathroom facilities and lots of them are co-ed. There are stories better left private. Odd how toilets bring back memories! It's obvious you have a good sense of humor. :o)
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