Hong Kong

Before leaving the Japan part of our trip, I can't resist from telling about Japanese toilets. Japan seems to have a thing about toilets. They have heated seats which, despite my best efforts, I couldn't seem to turn off. At the push of a selection of well illustrated buttons, they will spray wash from below, either or both your forward and backwards parts. There are pressure adjustments for this. There is even a blow dry mode as well as a deodorizer option. Some even offer music with volume controls, whether it is for the relaxation of the user or to mask any potentially embarrassing sounds, I am not sure. In any event, not the kind of thing I would dare use. I thought it might work for washing socks and underwear but I forgot about the automatic flush at the end of the cycle.
I have posted a variety of interesting "toilette photos" for your further enjoyment. Besides being entertaining, the washroom facilities were immaculately clean wherever we went. There was also no problem anywhere to find washrooms. The guides always asked if we needed to use the "Happy" room. A cute way of asking us before we had to ask them.

Some of you may have seen the movie, "Perfect Days" about a gentleman who was a janitor who washed public toilets on the streets of Tokyo. These were not any ordinary washrooms but architect designed and placed in public parks. There are tours given to these washrooms but unfortunately they only seem to take place from April to September. Sadly, we did not see any of them on any of our tours.もっと詳しく