Sunday, April 22, 2007

bathrooms in Japan

OK - by popular request, here are some pics of a Japanese bathroom:

this is the sink area - it is a one-piece installation, from the top of the mirror to the sink cabinet, the sink is quite large, almost kitchen-sink size.




next, we have the bath/shower room, which is separated from the sink area by a frosted glass door.


now, for the toilet area - this is a totally separate room




















the pic above shows the controls for the bidet and wash functions

the pic on the left shows the hand-wash built into the tank which runs when the flush is activated








Now, for some other facilities we came across while visiting various shrines and temples:

one site helpfully provided a map of the facility, showing where the Japanese and Western are in the bathroom

this is what a Japanese-style toilet (also known as a 'squatter') looks like












a wall-mounted control
the pictures pretty well tell you what the buttons are for - the orange one is the flush, the one on the right is for warm-air dry

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