JAPANESE TOILETS

I debated on whether or not to actually post an entire blog on toilets. I told myself, noooo that is just silly, ridicules and poo pooed the idea. 🙂

But it is so much a part of the Japanese culture and it takes bathroom protocol to a whole different level that I decided it was worth mentioning.

Japanese toilets are every clean freak’s dream: hygienic, spotless, and a joy to use.  So, allow me to talk a bit about the awesome Japanese toilets.

In America, toilets have only one job: flush… and many toilets aren’t even very good at that.  Japanese take cleanliness very seriously, and they know that there’s more to proper toilet hygiene than simply getting rid of the waste.

Seat warming
In America, warm toilet seats may cause you to cringe because we know that warmth came from another person sitting on it. But Japanese toilets have built-in seat warming functions, which provide maximum comfort during the winter months. You can even adjust the temperature- warm and warmer.

In my fishing village they had the auto rinse water but not the automatic seat warmer. They had furry seat covers with rubber backing that sticks to the toilet seat so that you can sit on something soft and warm. These furry covers come in all colors and can be washed and reused.

Rear/front spray
We all know water is necessary to truly clean something. Ever get a bit of peanut butter on your finger? You can wipe it, but it won’t feel clean until you rinse it. Same logic applies to the butt. The Japanese toilets will rinse you off with warm and you can even adjust the force of the stream. You always feel so much cleaner.

Air dryer
Nobody likes wet underwear. So, what do you do once you are rinsed off? You could dry off with some toilet paper… or you could turn on the air-drying function. The warm air leaves you feeling dry, comfortable, and refreshed.

Ewater+
Hate scrubbing gunk buildup in filthy toilets? Wish you didn’t have to rely on strong, synthetic chemicals to sanitize? The toilets release a mist of ewater+ (electrolyzed water) after every use to disinfect and clean the toilet.

Deodorizer
People have come up with all kinds of tricks to deal with smells, like lighting a match or masking the odor with Febreze. None of that’s necessary they have built-in deodorizer function.

The Sound Princess – One of my favorites. If you’re super shy, you probably wait until everyone leaves the bathroom before doing your business. Or maybe you constantly flush the toilet to mask your grotesque noises, but that’s a waste of water.  There is a little box called the “Sound Princess” that’s mounted on the side of bathroom stalls in many public restrooms in Japan. Wave your hand in front and it’ll play a flushing sound for 25 seconds—an ingenious way to disguise your toilet symphony!

I remember being back in Madagascar where my toilet was an outhouse and chamber pot.  I do not miss that at all. The stark difference between my “toilet” – the outhouse in Madagascar, and the toilets in Japan, reminds me of the vast differences that exist in the world. Needless to say, I have been on both ends!

Faucet on the back to rinse hands

Amazing!

Keeps getting better and better! Why dont we have these in the USA?

Seat warmers -If anyone wants me to bring a pair back, let me know what color!

My “toilet” in Madagascar! The broom is there in case I miss the little opening! I can’t beleive I used this for two years!!