You are in the Tokyo airport for two hours between flights. You walk into the bathroom to use the toilet, you sit down, and on your right hand side, you see this:
Tokyo Airport Toilet
To quote Saturday Night Live: “Oh, the Japanese. So much technology, so little being normal.”
Ha – tell me about it! I had to go to Tokyo for work once. One of the settings on my hotel room toilet was a seat warmer, which I have to admit was a nice touch first thing in the morning. And everyday items had weird English labels on them like “Excellent Towel Paper”. Glad you’re having the time of your life. Keep bloggin’ – you’ve got a fan in Ottawa!
Do they have toilet paper or did you have to use water spraying on your ass option?
There was toilet paper, fortunately. I was not about to press any of the buttons given the vigor depicted in the ‘bidet’ option!
I will have to find someone Japanese to ask about the ‘flushing sound’ button someday…
I got attacked by one of these in a small Japanese bar high up in the mountains one night after a few too many sips of sake….. ahhhh…Japan. Kinda like a shower, but different….
I took the exact same picture plus more detail instructions on the wall.
Enjoyed reading your post. Hope your money lasts a long time in Asia. You were a gem to travel with.
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