October 15, 2009
Pooping, Japanese Style
Thought Deron might enjoy this… the options on our toilet at our first hotel in Tokyo:
The difference between “Spray” & “Bidet” was subtle, but noticeable. Basically, as you might expect, though spray might better be called high-powered jet nozzle.
An additional feature not listed is the initial automatic courtesy flush to avoid embarrassing noises. Apparently this comes standard with all Japanese toilets.
Here’s our toilet now in Kyoto:
I haven’t had a chance to try the “oscillating” feature yet.
The only place I have seen such well-equipped toilets in the states is at Hisake in NYC.
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America, the land of rampant choice–and we don’t have this? We are way behind in poop technology.
What amazes me about these toilet seats in Japan is that no matter where or how you sit on them (they are way too small for Western Ass’s) is that the “Spray” always manages to find the ‘clack’ valve.
Sit right forward (with your ball’s and bits hanging over the edge) or sit right back so that you can comfortably fit your bit’s in without rubbing on the cold white porcelain when you press the ‘Spray’ button it finds the right spot and produces a beautiful warm sensation off pissing out off your arse.
There must be some sort of missile guidance system built into the toilet seats, or at least the ability to find “Dark Matter”.
Japan is weird but also fun, back there on Tuesday.
Just before Danny’s trip to Tokyo last year, he heard there was a dearth of paper products. He worried until he saw this toilet seat. It was love at first sit.
Derek, this is fine fine fine.
Mike! Photograph some Japanese toilets for me! Also toilets on the ship.
I used to insist that any friend who went on a cruise photograph at least one cruise ship toilet, so I may as well hope for one toilet shot from a different sort of vessel.
Derek, you have no idea how happy this makes me. Thank you, thank you.
Beats those squatting toilets that you find in the rest of Asia.
i could sure use a NOZZLE CLEANING
What i’m not revealing are the “maintenance only” functions underneath that lid.
Secret functions?
Could you reveal them in the form of riddles, perhaps, or in some other cryptic form?
What about a rebus?
The difference between Spray and Bidet is that, Spray is for your back side and Bidet is for women (front cleaning). Enjoy your trip in Japan!
Front cleaning? Are women the only ones who get sauce on their shirts?
Lucy, I was going to make a comment about how carefully that commenter avoided mentioning actual body parts.
Do you ever get sauce on your shirt, Michael? Ketchup? Jus?
The difference may be that I don’t bother to wash the sauce off my shirt. Sauce stains are like badges of honor.
“That? There? That’s from the time I ate at Bix…that one, that’s from the last time I made chili…oh no, it’s coffee, I always put coffee in my chili.”
Paint stains on your shoes are cool. Especially when you did the painting. I never do any front cleaning on those.
hmm, well, it’s just a button that says “maintenance only”. Do i dare try it? i went to a restaurant last night where the toilet seat raised automatically when you walked into the bathroom. Freaked me out. Ended up I was also in the women’s bathroom. I thought i had the character for it memorized, thinking it was the simpler character, but ends up women are the more complex character.
Oh, the taxi doors open and close automatically too. The Japanese think of everything.
Oh, that ‘maintenance only’ notice! You can safely disregard that. Regard it as you would a warning that only an ‘authorized technician’ can open up the computer or re-light the pilot light.
Unexpected automatic motion in a bathroom can be kind of scary, though.
Like complex characters.
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