While spending 2 weeks in Tokyo, we mainly used shopping mall, restaurant, and Mc Donald's restrooms. Most were very clean. A couple were incredibly small narrow spaces for me at 185 cm (6'1") height. I only encountered a Japanese-style toilet once, and it was the only option, but I can't remember where it was. It may have been at a temple or in an older building. Our Hotel was very near Ikebukero station, so many times we just used the hotel bathroom, but other than that, shopping malls and restaurants are the best bet if you're mostly out shopping and eating like we were.
Thanks for watching! Many public restrooms have hi-tech bidet toilets that doesn't come with a dryer. Devices with drying function are more expensive, and I believe that's the reason why. Its typical to spray first and then wipe with toilet papers, so I don't need to use the drying function anyway
Fun little Japanese fact: For the voice activated toilet at 5:26, the command to play music is "音楽を流して" (ongaku o nagashite) which is shown to be "Play music" in English. Although, the verb 流す (nagasu) is usually translated as "to pour, to drain." This is because in Japanese it's a metaphor that means to let the music flow like a river. So a more litteral translation would be "Let the music flow," and the exact meaning is "Pour the music." I just thought that was an interesting cultural difference in how the Japanese see the idea of music.
Thank you for watching and for subscribing! Please note that public restrooms in cities are often occupied, so make sure that you have some time allowance🙂
Thanks Joe. Looking for more Japan youtubers. And found you. Keep creating more content! If you have walk through or virtual tour as well would be awesome 👌
Excellent work @Tokyo Joe :) Loving the super useful and very professional content as I have been researching for a future trip in a few months. More vids please.
