tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post578136063431711029..comments2023-12-20T23:37:21.297+09:00Comments on Taniwa: Toilet talkTanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00858446371419879296noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-10211596849390673422007-05-06T04:57:00.000+09:002007-05-06T04:57:00.000+09:00Glad you figured out the gymnastics. I had simila...Glad you figured out the gymnastics. I had similar experiences while in China last year. The faux flushing sounds in the Tokyo airport really cracked me up, too. After I got used to it I preferred the floor style because it meant less surfaces to touch! Thank you for being bold enough to share!Flippytale Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14053750420556632690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-55863862285727558892007-05-05T13:03:00.000+09:002007-05-05T13:03:00.000+09:00Oh my Tanya - this post brought back such memories...Oh my Tanya - this post brought back such memories! When I was 17 I was part of a high school choir that went on a 30 day singing tour of Japan. Two years before our high school had hosted the national champion high school choir of Japan and made friends with the students. We vowed to return the visit at the end of the following school year. This was and always will be one of the most memorable times of my life.<br><br>Anyway, our experiences with Japanese style toilets - especially the first time - were a real adventure. We didn't know until we got there that they would be different. This was in 1964. Most of them were the "on the floor" variety. Squating long enough to "do our business" was so hard on our legs! If I remember correctly the was often one "western style" toilet in the rest room in the schools or other public buildings we were in, and we girls would stand in a long queue just waiting to use this one toilet. I think one or two of the Japanese student's homes I stayed in had western style toilets. I certainly never saw one with a heated seat or a fountain in the back for washing ones hands!Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125491177774966237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-50244171121124876902007-05-01T13:11:00.000+09:002007-05-01T13:11:00.000+09:00You know, when I lived in Japan, i was so intrigue...You know, when I lived in Japan, i was so intrigued by the bathrooms--i mean like tiny WCs in restaurants, bars, etc--that I used to think of doing a postcard book: Toilets of Tokyo. The one in the bar next to Ninnokuniya, for example--tho one of the tiniest i've seen--gives you the feeling you're in a japanese garden for a moment. The water in the sink shoots out of a bamboo spout, past an orchid, onto a bamboo grate. There's a lovely rough slate flooring, if i remember correctly.Nettiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11876160394468391693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-91316218545514460072007-05-01T00:36:00.000+09:002007-05-01T00:36:00.000+09:00I must say that was a fascinating topic!! Really!...I must say that was a fascinating topic!! Really!Laurie Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230672100645122747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-11003923365593902902007-04-30T12:41:00.000+09:002007-04-30T12:41:00.000+09:00This is hilarious! I must say I've learned mo...This is hilarious! I must say I've learned more from your blog post about toilets than I have most blogs I read! :) I had no idea toilets were so high tech!JudyLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10720927550545452529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-25519080006764227622007-04-29T22:37:00.000+09:002007-04-29T22:37:00.000+09:00I thought it was very interesting. :cD That is one...I thought it was very interesting. :cD That is one of the major things I love about blogging, learinging about other cultures from the people who are living them.tamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14869702375009787359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-6493625494260277262007-04-29T22:22:00.000+09:002007-04-29T22:22:00.000+09:00I read the whole thing outloud to my husband. Yes...I read the whole thing outloud to my husband. Yes, he LOVES the bidet, lol. He asked me yesterday if your's was decorated. I said, "yes, if you consider the cat!"<br><br>Great post, now we know.QuiltingFitzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549596096039062349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-82392311163416279772007-04-29T21:02:00.000+09:002007-04-29T21:02:00.000+09:00Great post! I had a great laugh and no, I cannot s...Great post! I had a great laugh and no, I cannot squat!Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071169702272418462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-29093833663534939552007-04-29T19:48:00.000+09:002007-04-29T19:48:00.000+09:00Well Tanya, great topic, but very interesting. The...Well Tanya, great topic, but very interesting. The heated seats are very nice on a chilly morning. I won't visit public toilets at all after walking into one in a railway station in Japan about 10 years ago, it turned me off for life.<br>Look forward to your next posting, I wonder what the conversation topic will be. LOL<br>Kerrykeslynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05128152039908163993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-26515327079023346882007-04-29T18:22:00.000+09:002007-04-29T18:22:00.000+09:00I am amazed - when I saw the first picture on your...I am amazed - when I saw the first picture on your post (without reading the post) I took a mental step backwards, thinking you had lost it! But it was so interesting - I've just gone upstairs to tell my son all about the extra functions of Japanese toilets (being 10 he still finds toilets quite fascinating).Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378836466869691917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-52849252541388675332007-04-29T18:00:00.000+09:002007-04-29T18:00:00.000+09:00Well Tanya - what can I say? I never realised ther...Well Tanya - what can I say? I never realised there was so much to going to the bathroom. When we lived in France our house had a downstairs toilet with no sink and an upstairs bathroom with a bath a sink and no toilet. We always felt it best not to touch the handrail on the stairs :o)anne bebbingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08352283065863856112noreply@blogger.com