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The Rise of the Japanese Toilet

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Re: The Rise of the Japanese Toilet

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Post by nhod »

scotty79 wrote: post #34
unhappy_meaning wrote: post #24

In almost all of SE Asia, especially Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, all of the toilets come with a hand-held sprayer. They also had this in the Doha airport and I'm not sure how common this style is outside of SE Asia but I'm guessing it's common. Japanese style bidets are very common in Korean households as well and I'm sure its easily a billion dollar business. It is nice but the functionality is quite difficult for…

> you grab the handheld sprayer and turn it upside down and reach behind you Why not from the front? It makes way more sense. Easier to aim and your butt seals against the back edge of bowl hole so the water doesn't splash out.

Your butt does not do that. If you are relatively fit, there often is a butt crack gap on top of the bowl. Butt much worse, there is also a bigger gap between the seat and the bowl. If you go from the back there is more toilet bowl in front of you to error in.

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Post by halpow »

laristine wrote: post #126
fallinghawks wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When you're doing your business I hope your pants are down

It's also good practice to always clean thoroughly with soap after each toilet session, except where it's impossible like a public restroom.

Public restrooms in Asia have bidets, so it's generally possible there too, assuming, you BYO soap.

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unhappy_meaning wrote: post #24

In almost all of SE Asia, especially Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, all of the toilets come with a hand-held sprayer. They also had this in the Doha airport and I'm not sure how common this style is outside of SE Asia but I'm guessing it's common. Japanese style bidets are very common in Korean households as well and I'm sure its easily a billion dollar business. It is nice but the functionality is quite difficult for…

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Post by tormeh »

blargthorwars wrote: post #13
dpassens wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why not just flush the toilet paper?

Much of the world is like this. Even in some advanced places, so I'm always on the lookout for the tp trash can to make sure I'm not going to damage their pipes by flushing when I visit a new area.

Greece is also like this. I think it’s wild. It’d be okay if they had bidets, but they don’t.

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Post by decimalenough »

dvh wrote: post #22

This isn't the first thing that comes to mind when I read "Japanese toilet", what is the name of the toilet that is in the ground, that long oval shape with bump in front (or back?) Update: "washiki" is the name

Washiki 和式 means "Japanese style" and can refer to Japanese rooms (tatami), old-school Japanese toilets (squatting), etc.

The term for bidet/Toto style toilets in Japan is washlet (ワッシュレット).

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Post by freetime2 »

Some of the features I really like about my Japanese toilet:

* Heated seat

* Bidet with warm water

* “Omakase” power-saving setting that learns your schedule and turns off the heat during the times you are typically out or asleep.

* Flush with a button press vs. turning a handle. This sounds minor, but whenever I have to use a toilet with a handle it is noticeably less convenient as you often have to keep the handle turned for a couple of seconds for a proper flush.

* The flush button is also conveniently located on the wall next to the toilet rather than behind the user (good for courtesy flushes). The control panel communicates with the toilet via IR.

* Selectable flush volumes (eco, normal, large)

* Automatically flushes when you stand up

* Non-stick coating to keep the bowl clean. It also releases a bit of water and wets the bowl when you sit down to make the surface less sticky.

* Has a lever to lift up the toilet seat a couple inches from the base to easily be able to clean under the area where the seat sits atop the base.

* Lid and seat hinges are dampened so they never slam shut

Some things which I don’t like/use:

* It has a blow drying function which I almost never use (toilet paper works fine for drying).

* It has an air filter that I need to change once a year at a cost of about ¥2000.

* Haven’t run into this problem yet, but could be a pain in an extended power outage. I think you’re supposed to just pour water into it from a bucket to flush it.

Features which I don’t have but would want on my next toilet:

* Button to automatically raise and lower the lid. Bonus points if it’s motion activated to raise the lid when you enter the bathroom.

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Post by everybodyknows »

raincom wrote: post #46
unhappy_meaning wrote: post #24

In almost all of SE Asia, especially Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, all of the toilets come with a hand-held sprayer. They also had this in the Doha airport and I'm not sure how common this style is outside of SE Asia but I'm guessing it's common. Japanese style bidets are very common in Korean households as well and I'm sure its easily a billion dollar business. It is nice but the functionality is quite difficult for…

Those hand sprayer versions are bad to use and unhygienic too, because fecal matter gets sprayed beyond the toilet bowl. I know why Arabic countries prefer hand sprayer versions: istinja practices of Islam.

Not with the one I bought at Home Depot. Two valves: one with a longish lever at the bottom of the tank, one in the sprayer, one at the wand. Use the first lever as high-precision pressure control, the one at the wand as a quick cutoff or not at all.

Adjust pressure to a 3-4 inch high fountain. No overspray.

Angle the flow forward, to minimize drip-back onto the sprayer head.

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Post by thrwwy451 »

martin-t wrote: post #104
unhappy_meaning wrote: post #24

In almost all of SE Asia, especially Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, all of the toilets come with a hand-held sprayer. They also had this in the Doha airport and I'm not sure how common this style is outside of SE Asia but I'm guessing it's common. Japanese style bidets are very common in Korean households as well and I'm sure its easily a billion dollar business. It is nice but the functionality is quite difficult for…

Off-topic but can we please stop censoring words such as shitting? It disgusts me but at least I understand it on platforms like YouTube which penalize those who don't self-censor but it has no purpose here. I find it worrying how easily people accept this newspeak and spread it of their own free will.

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