tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249902145206105036.post7390004835925580028..comments2008-04-01T08:01:49.469-07:00Comments on BOS and back: Japanese Toilet, note: control panelBOSLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01544685116067903926noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249902145206105036.post-80468838040684644822008-03-02T12:06:00.000-08:002008-03-02T12:06:00.000-08:00Ah....interesting. Now: find me one that will hand...Ah....interesting. Now: find me one that will hand me a magazine while simultaneously pouring me a milkshake, and I'll consider personally investing in one.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013834612284846819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249902145206105036.post-37438693838355752212008-03-02T10:26:00.000-08:002008-03-02T10:26:00.000-08:00Thanks for the memories. I taught in Japan for a s...Thanks for the memories. I taught in Japan for a spell (Sapporo), and did a bicycle jaunt through old Japan (Maizuru-Kyoto-Nara-Ise and back again).<BR/><BR/>The <EM>modern</EM> Japanese toilet is a wonder. Pushing the wrong button always brings a surprise. My first encounter with one was very Chaplinesque. Many of their toilets also have sinks on top, so that the refill water flows through that first (to conserve water...wash your hands with the water before it fills the toilet...smart).<BR/><BR/>Now, as for those rural unisex bathrooms with the holes in the floor...I will reserve comment.<BR/><BR/>I also enjoyed sitting down to shower (at the public bathes, shower heads are at waist height and a stool is provided)...and their traditional bathes (unlike that pictured here), are a delight! Hot water you can sit in up to your neck! Oh yeah...soaking in the tub has a whole different meaning.<BR/><BR/>I am surprised that some of the Japanese design features have still not made it into American bathrooms. Then again...they've been miles ahead of us on recycling for quite some time.The Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962641109795032438noreply@blogger.com