Here are some pictures I took of a few toilets here in Japan. I find it interesting how they have traditional toilets, then toilets we use in America, and how they have many public toilets. Right by Tenjin they have a men’s toilet with no door and you walk buy and can see a guy using a urinal. Well, you almost have to look because it takes up about 40% of your view when you pass it. You can’t avoid it. It’s surprising because there’s so much foot traffic and many highschool students getting off the bus just a few meters away. I don’t think anybody should have to see a drunk guy taking a leak at 8pm on a Thursday evening (or any time really).
This is a picture of the urinals. I haven’t seen a mini urinal yet, they’re all huge and they start from the floor and go up about 1 meter or so.
This next one is the style I’m used to, the 2nd is traditional Japanese (or Asian?) style, and the 3rd and 4th are of a public toilet near the river which look pretty sweet (except the litter around it). I was going share the pictures of these two entrances because I thought they look cool, but I thought I’d snap the other ones too so people can see a difference in styles.
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I’m relieved to see that the western style toilet pictured is more like an Australian toilet than an American toilet. American toilet seats a so huge I feel like I’m going to fall in. And the water right to the top of the bowl. They scare me!
I would love to go around the world, take photos of lots of toilets, and then publish a book full of them all. My goal for the next five years.
Carlie – You’re absolutely right! I noticed there is less water the compared to the American toilets. Good luck on your book venture, I’m sure it would sell good because it’s something interesting that nobody really talks about.
its interesting seeing cultural differences among toilet seats…
hhhmmmmm… The Japanese toilet looks rather complicated to um, use properly. I mean do you just sort of squat or something, or do you sit on it like an American one?