Japanese Toilets

I've already seen my first squat toilet. I wasn't daring enough to try it, because it was in the airport and I had all my bags with me. So seeking to avoid a mishap, I opted for a stall. I was glad to see it had been manufactured by Toto, the leading Japanese toilet maker.

In my hotel tonight, I've got a one piece toilet with a built in bidet. There's an option that says "shower" but I'm not sure how that works. I'll report back on that when I know more.

UPDATE: I did indeed use the bidet and the shower settings. The shower is a higher pressure version of the bidet. Both are quite enjoyable. I only wish we had things like this in the US. Sadly my apartment's toilet is not this advance, however I was at the University of Tokyo earlier and it looks like they may have the bidet/shower toilets. I will be living it up and using these as much as possible in the next two months.


UPDATE 2: I've discovered that the toilet near my lab is even fancier than I've yet encountered. There are 3 spray options on the bidet. It also has a heated seat, which until I realized it was heat, sort of weirded me out. Usually I don't like a warm seat, because it lets me know that some has just been there. I'm still not completely used to or comfortable with this heated seat, but I don't think I can turn it off so I'll have to deal.

All toilet seats should need a grounding wire.