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Jaunted in Japan: The Cutest Little Bum Ever

Jaunted editor Davie Kaufmann is currently touring Japan. All this week, we'll be running stories from her Jaunted Field Trip to the Land of the Rising Sun. Have something you absolutely need to know about Japan? Just ask.

Besides being better looking and nicer than Americans, the Japanese are also obsessed with illustration. Apparently in Japan, if you can't draw something cute to go with it, it's not worth doing--like a trip to the restroom, for example.

Take this fine latrine found at the Seiyo Ginza Hotel in Tokyo: it's actually a bidet-toilet hybrid. Look at the bidet controls where it says "front" and "back." Isn't that curved "W" the most adorable little bum you've ever seen? You'll find the same graphic in many public restrooms, where bidet-toilets are common. When we first saw it at Narita Airport, we thought it was the international symbol for "squat toilet." Fortunately it is not.

This particular model has controls for water temperature, direction, and pressure, as well as a seat heater. Just like you pay $1000 for at the German sports car dealership. We've got one quip with that last whistle though: you know how when you take someone's seat on the subway, you can still feel their body heat on it and it's totally gross? Yeah, replicating that experience is not something we consider high-class.

Related Stories:
· Toilets in Japan [Wikipedia]
· Field Trips Coverage [Jaunted]