Toilets
Public Toilets
Keeping in mind the density of the population in Japan public conveniences are well patronized in the cities. Quite often you will be at the back of a queue of eight or so people wanting to use the same place as you. Easy advice, make sure the last thing you do before you leave your home is go to the toilet and remember to take a handy pack of tissues with you in your bag.
Yes, not all public toilets supply toilet paper and those that do will have often run out before you get there. Donft worry for those of you who do forget, some toilets have a tissue vending machine. Tissues cost approximately 50 yen. Condoms and sanitary pads can also be found in some vending machines in public toilets.
Washiki is the word for Japanese toilets and European toilets are youshiki. At a public toilet it is likely there will be about a 4 to 1 ratio of these. So if you are busting and donft mind trying something new here are some pointers in using a washiki toilet.
1 Face the front. The front part is the part with the hood on it.
2 Straddle the pan and squat.
3 Make sure any articles of clothing are out of firing range.
