Toto's Toilet Showroom is Nuts!
Did you know that the newest Japanese toilets offer automatic sterilization, a dryer and even a massage option?
Did you know that the newest Japanese toilets offer automatic sterilization, a dryer and even a massage option?
Two American BuzzFeed writers try out the bidet functions of a Washlet for the first time and hilarious results ensue!
From their remarkably thoughtful design to their weird instruction manuals, there's a lot to love about these overlooked spaces.
Toilet-maker Toto has developed a bedside flushable toilet for use by people who are disabled, elderly or infirm.
Providing toilet facilities is a major issue in mountainous and disaster-stricken regions where water and sewer services are not available. To address this need, Hokkaido's Seiwa Denko has developed the Bio-Lux, a bio-toilet that uses no water at all.
No, it's not an ad for domestic cleanser: "Toire no Kamisama" is a 10-minute acoustic elegy for Kana Uemura's grandmother, and quite possibly the sweetest thing you'll ever hear in a Kansai accent.
A look at an average highway restroom in Japan reveals that it may just be cleaner than the washroom in your home.
Roadside station Forest 276 Otaki looks like a log cabin, but its toilets are fit for a movie star.