One of the interesting and sometimes challenging aspects of overseas travel is using the restrooms. 

First there is the door sign situation. I can’t tell you how awkward it is to be in a cross-legged situation in front of two doors and not being able to work out which one is for men and which for women. Traditional toilets in Asian countries are mostly the squat variety and  it’s always such a relief to find a western toilet. 

And so to Japanese toilets.  On the whole using toilets in Japan is a joy. The Japanese it seems are quite delicate about the whole toilet experience and do all they can to make it comfortable and hide all evidence of embarrassing body functions. 

The seats are warmed, the sound of flushing hides the actual sounds, sprays clean the body parts and a deodorise function makes the whole experience smell sweet. I found the warm seats a bit disconcerting at first, but preferable to the towelling covered toilet seat at one place we stayed.

How cool are these baby seats in some public toilets, do they have them in Australian public toilets?

  
I wish that the first time I had to use the Japanese  squat toilet I had seen this sign.  

And that’s all I have to say about that…….