Public Toilets in Japan
Friday, 14th November 2008 by Alex Turnbull
Wow, here in the north-west sprawl of Tokyo, when they say public toilet, they really mean it!
A glance up at a nearby sign reveals that this is actually a shop window display for a shop selling toilets made by TOTO - manufacturer of the world's largest toilets!
Or maybe that should be the world's largest toilet manufacturer?
Either way, I ended up reading this thrilling Wikipedia article about toilets in Japan. Nobody ever said Wikipedia wasn't informative!
Thanks to Andy for the submission and Simon for the research...
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Alex has decided that his title will be Senior Vice President of Stuff.
Oh my! XD
Aaah, you should have posted this on Japan’s national sewage day! I know where I’ll be semptember 10 next year. It sounds like a fun holiday.
I was very apprehensive about toilets before I traveled to Japan, so I read that Wikipedia article very carefully.
Luckily, I was able to use Western toilets the entire 5 weeks of my stay in Japan…phew.
ou god! very horrible
Check this TOTO website
http://www.cleanishappy.com
I was peeing in a TOTO just the other day, and I wondered; will this make it rain in Africa?
“The TOTO product Washlet Zoe is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s most sophisticated toilet with seven functions.”
Now I know what to ask from Santa!
You should have kept this post for today, 19 November, which is World Toilet Day!
But you’re forgiven, I also didn’t know it until today… 😉