American tourists are fascinated by Japanese toilets

The American female tourist did not hesitate to enter public restrooms in Japan because she knew they were very clean.

Before coming to Japan, Monica Humphries would cringe if she felt the plastic on the toilet seat "warm," because it was a sign that someone had used it before her. But Japanese toilets are heated by modern equipment installed in the restrooms, so the American tourist can use them comfortably without worrying.

The bidet attached to the toilet was also something that impressed her. Toilets from luxury hotels to cheap bars had bidets. Monica wondered why such a useful thing wasn’t available everywhere in the world . The first thing she searched for after arriving in Tokyo wasn’t good restaurants or bus ticket information, but the price of this useful bidet. Monica wanted to buy one to install in her bathroom because it wasn’t common in the US.

A toilet in Japan, photo taken by Monica. Photo: Insider

In the bathroom of a luxury hotel, Monica also saw white noise machines (sounds of many frequencies but the same intensity, which have the effect of reducing stress, creating conditions for deeper sleep and more concentration), air deodorizers, and night lights.

Bill Strang, director of corporate strategy and e-commerce for a Japanese company in the US, said the Japanese place a high priority on bathing and cleanliness. Their toilets reflect that.

In New York and Denver, some public restrooms are a mess. Bars and restaurants have trash on the floor, graffiti on the walls, and an unpleasant odor. In Japan, Monica hardly saw any dirty restrooms in the subway stations.

Monica walks into a public restroom in Japan. Photo: Insider

In addition to using it to "relieve sadness", the Japanese also turn the toilet into a place to relax. Monica realized that many Japanese houses and apartments have at least two toilets. The first one has a bidet, toilet, completely separate from the second toilet used for bathing, equipped with a shower, bathtub. Even when living in a small space, the Japanese still prioritize taking care of the bathroom of the house.

In Tokyo, Monica was delighted that the bathtub had controls that allowed her to precisely set the temperature of the water in the tub. "I could set the time when the tub would fill up," she said. And that was different. In the US, Monica didn't have a sauna like in Japan, and had to adjust the faucet to switch between hot and cold.

“So I still think about this country's bathrooms months after my trip ,” Monica says.

Anh Minh (According to Insider )

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