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In a land renowned for inventive technology, are we actually justified in being shocked that they have the most complicated public toilets as well? Concentrating on comfort, cleanliness and even trying to ease embarrassment, Japanese toilets are miles beyond what most expect, though for any one living there, these should be fast turning into the norm.

Of course we won’t go into the health befits of the squat toilets from yesteryears that are still common here, but are actually not as leading edge as you’d hope from the Japanese. Those you’d find in other Asian nations as well, mostly in towns though.

When it comes to a touch of creativity, it starts here by getting shot of humiliation. Talk about the discomfort of knowing somebody is in a stall next to you and can basically hear you making some funny sounds; funny to them but embarrassing for you. Japanese tech folks have remedied this by creating a device frequently known as a ‘Sound Princess’. Found in just about all of the device, when turned on, literally sounds like a flushing toilet, drowning out any other sound that could be made when using the facilities. This ensures that even the shyest of people can relax, knowing no-one can hear them.

What Japan really has to supply in modern toilets industry, if you need to call it that, are the washlets that have a variety of features to please everyone (yes, we are still chatting toilets ). The control panel for the Washlet might remind you of something you might see in a rocket ship ; these toilets may look standard, but are anything except normal.

A common feature on each is a bidet, which can be combined with toilet paper, or used on its own to clean everything and everything. Most have two nozzles, with adjustable water pressure to each area, softly cleaning without being uncomfortable. Many Washlets have built in dryers, making toilet paper needless. Comfort doesn’t stop here though, with heaters attached, cold seats are a thing of the past. Some models actually have automated lid opening, closing and flushing, catering to males and females with the push of a button.

Making those certain visits to the loo isn’t welcomed by anyone, but Eastern have made all of it an experience worth trying. The sole main problem that most visitors face in these toilets is the language barrier. The control panels have Eastern instructions and once seated getting up can become hard. There’s no question though that these toilets are catching up in the rest of the world as well, even the hitech man in black, Will Smith, when building his place got the Japanese to deliver his toilets.

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