As y’all know, Everyone Poops*. However, what comes after can make a big difference in your daily life – especially if you poop into the best toilet: a Japanese toilet. Allow me to explain.
So one of the things the amazing Japanese are known for is improving things to new heights of excellence. As I discovered during my Asian honeymoon, one of those things is the humble toilet. I’m talking about Toto toilet seat bidet products, acknowledged by many to produce the most comfortable bathroom visits on earth.
The Japanese Toilet is the Best Toilet Because It’s A Toilet and Bidet In One
The genius of a Toto bidet-toilet combo is the integration of a toilet and bidet into one fixture.
How they work is that, after you do your business, a controllable wand pops out of the toilet seat bidet and squirts water upwards at your regions, cleaning you up and reducing the need for toilet paper.
This not only seems more hygienic, but makes your life easier, more comfortable, and reduces TP friction. Because of this, one of my top priorities upon remodeling my house in 2016 was to install a Toto. Take a look at that beauty:
This one cost about $1,600, but was well worth it. It has a heated seat, several bidet settings including water pressure and stream angle, and a blow-dryer. It also opens up when it senses you coming into the bathroom, and automatically flushes and closes up after you’re done.
This thing will improve your life on a daily basis.
The toilet seat bidet wand
It’s controlled with a remote control:
Why It’s So Awesome
If you need convincing, here are some reasons:
- The remote control means you don’t have to reach back around to flush.
- You don’t need to use TP to do the bulk of your post-pool cleaning. No scratching or friction.
- Most of your cleaning is done with water – again, no scratching or friction.
- Some models will warm up your seat – ahh, comfort!
- It feels great once you get used to it.
- It improves your life each and every day in a tangible way.
It’s An Electrical Appliance
A Toto washlet or other toilet bidet is best installed as part of a home remodel, because it’s an electrical appliance, and therefore requires a nearby power outlet.
It’s better to have this done by a qualified electrician, to ensure safety. It seems obvious to me that running an extension cord would not only be unseemly, but also very dangerous.
A Bidet Seat Can Be A Less Expensive Alternative
If you only need the basic bidet feature, you can buy the bidet seat separately and have a plumber install it over a regular commode. This will run you about $250 – $400, plus the installation of the power outlet. Because it’s only a bidet seat (and not a fill toilet bidet) also lack the auto-flush and seat-opening-and-closing features.
Bottom Line
You don’t need a Toto washlet to live. However, it’s a huge, daily quality of life improvement. Once you use one, you won’t want to live without it.
Have you tried a toilet seat bidet, or are you inclined to try one?
*Title of children’s book by Taro Gomi, Kane/Miller Book Pub; Ill edition (October 1, 2001)
Lol this reminds me of the toilet paper episode on “Stuff you should know” that I recently listened to. They talked about toilet paper and bidets. Never really knew, but I guess the US is really the only country where people are so enamored with using toilet paper; and most other places in the world use bidets. It’s a lot more hygienic too, to wash instead of using dry toilet paper. It makes sense. Not sure how I’d feel about water squirting into my bunghole after I’m done doing by business! But most of this apprehension is probably because I just haven’t experienced it before…
Oh man, yeah it’s definitely an “experience”, my house-guests always get a laugh when I show off the Toto! But seriously, I highly recommend it. When I went to Japan, these were everywhere and once I got past the initial awkwardness, I could not live without them and added them to my dream house must-haves. They are super hygienic and comfortable, and really improve your life every day!
Después que lo usas no quieres volver al regular, es un éxito. Lo recomiendo
Totalmente, gracias por leer!
Last year, I stayed at the Hilton Millenium Seoul Hotel on many nights during my six business trips to Korea. I have to admit that the bidet has grown on me. I do like it after having practiced. Never thought anyone would write a blog post about bidets but … congratulations! 🙂
Thanks! It’s just such an improvement on day-to-day life that I could not help but write about it!