During our vacation to Japan we came across a most unusual toilet - and I'm not referring to the squatting type which was prevalent in China. When we arrived at our hotel room in Tokyo and went into the bathroom we found a toilet that had several buttons on the side. There was a button with an icon of a "tush" being sprayed by water. I was the first to try the toilet. The seat was deliciously warm and a small suction fan (a fart extractor!) turned on when I sat down. When I pushed the tush button, a pulsating spray of deliciously warm water cleaned my ass! I couldn't help smiling during the experience - it felt pretty strange and well, nice! Hardly needed to wipe!
Ev tried the toilet next. All I could hear was giggling coming from the bathroom - in fact, Evelyn spent a lot of time in that bathroom, constantly giggling. There also was a button to clean a female's privates (maybe that's why she was giggling) and one to adjust the water pressure.
Ev, who is not into gadgets and doesn't spend money on such things as I do, liked the toilet so much that she said she'd be willing to spend $1000 for it - honest! Well, now I was on a mission. I had to have one of these for our home. The one in our hotel bathroom was made by a company called Toto.
After a couple of unsuccessful attempts to buy a toilet in Asia that would work in the US, I eventually found that they were just being made available by Toto USA for the American market. I immediately ordered one.
Installation was relatively straightforward and all I can say is that the toilet has totally met our expectations. We spend a lot more time on the seat, but use a lot less toilet paper. We also have the cleanest asses in town - guaranteed! Evelyn still giggles on occasion.It's also economical. I figure if I save one double roll of toilet paper a week (conservative estimate), figuring in the cost of electricity (average 37 watts per hour) and the cost of the unit, I'll break even in about 16 years.