The Japanese Squatty Toilet
The Japanese Squatty Toilet
This was originally written in 2003, after I spent over a year in Japan. My apologies if the information is outdated or culturally insensitive. I was in my early 20s at the time and this piece is meant to be light hearted and warm. Japan holds a special place in my heart.
Toilets were not the first thing that came to my mind when I planned
my trip to Japan. But I would soon learn that broadening my horizons
would include re-learning how to pee.
In Tokyo the pressing issue is so complex that how-to posters are
posted at the airport to instruct confused tourists and other
uninitiated.
More than one terrified traveller has attempted avoidance instead of voiding.
