Find Out What Makes Japanese Toilets So Comfortable and Functional

High Tech Japanese ToiletThe recent generation Japanese toilets are destined to change the age-old conception of toilets. A toilet is no longer a bathroom fixture in which to defecate or urinate.

Instead, the discover power of high-tech Japanese toilets - blow dryer to massager, automatic lid opening to water jet adjustments to heating and air conditioning the room, etc. - to transform your bathing rooms into up-to-date luxury parlors.

 

Overview of Japanese Toilets

In Japan, you come across three types of toilets:

  • The tradition Japanese toilet is the squat toilet, (named so because it requires the user to squat over the toilet). Made of porcelain, the squat toilets are typical of Asia and are sometimes referred as Asian toilets. The squat toilet resembles a miniature urinal, which may be either set into the floor or placed on a raised platform. As regards water storage and flush mechanism, they are very much the same as Western toilets.
  • The standard flush toilets or the Western style toilets are a common presence in Japanese households. People prefer this toilet for its comfortable sitting structure.
  • The third type of Japanese toilet - the bidet toilet - is an advanced version of the Western toilets. The bidet toilets are also referred to as Washlets or as warm-water cleaning toilet seat (onsui senjo benza). This sophisticated toilet comes with a number of additional features that can be controlled from the control panel attached to a side of the seat. Therefore, you may sit cozily on the seat of the toilet, press a button and pamper yourself with the many comforts that this toilet promises!

Japanese Toilet Features

  • Squat toilets have:
    • A toilet pan, water tank, piping and a flush mechanism,
    •  A handle (in the front) helping one balance self while in the act
  • Western-style flush toilets are just like the standard flush toilet used worldwide. Tank or tank less floor mounted or wall hung bowls make a complete unit.
  • Presenting a wide array of features, the high-tech Japanese bidets are very popular with all - be it to Japanese or non-Japanese people alike.
    • automatic lid opening
    • blow dryer
    • flushing after use
    • heating and air conditioning for the room
    • massage options
    • seat heating
    • water jet adjustments

In the United States, Toto toilets are the most well-known Japanese brand.

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