¶ OUTLINE OF JAPAN
LOCAL LANGUAGE JAPANESE 
LOCAL NOTATION Toire wa doko desu ka?
PRONUNCIATION " Toire wa doko desu ka? "
ABOUT LANGUAGE AND EXPRESSION "Toire" means a toilet or a restroom. "Doko" means where. 
OUTLINE OF TOILET CULTURE Recent buildings have sitting style(western style) toilets. But many toilets in public facilities,stations,parks,camp sites etc.,are squatting style. You can need knowledge how to use them.  

INFORMATION ABOUT TOILET / INFORMATION ABOUT URINAL

¶ INFORMATION ABOUT TOILET
  ID:JP100001 YEAR: 1997 PLACE: Izu
(Akazawa beach) 
JP100001
SHAPE: SQUATTING STYLE
HOW TO CLEAN UP: BY PAPER
HOW IT DISAPPEARS: FLUSH BY WATER
DIRECTION TO FACE: TO THE OPPOSITE WALL
DOOR: 100%
PARTITION: 100%
   
REPORTER'S COMMENTS:
(Webmaster reported)
WEBMASTER'S COMMENTS:
No comments in English.


  ID:JP100002 YEAR: 2000 PLACE: Seikan tunnel
(Tappi under sea station) 
JP100002
SHAPE: SQUATTING STYLE
HOW TO CLEAN UP: BY PAPER
HOW IT DISAPPEARS: OTHER
(Bubble)
DIRECTION TO FACE: TO THE OPPOSITE WALL
DOOR: 100%
PARTITION: 100%
   
REPORTER'S COMMENTS:
(Webmaster reported)
WEBMASTER'S COMMENTS:
A toilet at Tappi under sea station in Seikan tunnel. This may be the toilet in the deepest place in Japan(in the world?).


  ID:JP100004 YEAR: 2003 PLACE: Yonaguni Island
(Irizaki public restroom) 
JP100004
SHAPE: SQUATTING STYLE
HOW TO CLEAN UP: BY PAPER
HOW IT DISAPPEARS: FLUSH BY WATER
DIRECTION TO FACE: TO THE SIDE WALL OR PARTITION
DOOR: 100%
PARTITION: 100%
   
REPORTER'S COMMENTS:
No comments in English. (Ishigaki reported)
WEBMASTER'S COMMENTS:
The toilet at the west end in Japan.


  ID:JP100006 YEAR: 2003 PLACE: Hateruma Island
(Observatory tower) 
JP100006
SHAPE: SQUATTING STYLE
HOW TO CLEAN UP: BY PAPER
HOW IT DISAPPEARS: FLUSH BY WATER
DIRECTION TO FACE: TO THE OPPOSITE WALL
DOOR: 100%
PARTITION: 100%
   
REPORTER'S COMMENTS:
No comments in English. (hateruma Daisuki reported)
WEBMASTER'S COMMENTS:
The toilet at the south end in Japan.


  ID:JP100008 YEAR: 2000 PLACE: Cape Soya
(Public Restroom) 
JP100008
SHAPE: SQUATTING STYLE
HOW TO CLEAN UP: BY PAPER
HOW IT DISAPPEARS: FLUSH BY WATER
DIRECTION TO FACE: TO THE SIDE WALL OR PARTITION
DOOR: 100%
PARTITION: 100%
   
REPORTER'S COMMENTS:
No comments in English. (Masako Shirakura reported)
WEBMASTER'S COMMENTS:
The toilet at the north end in Japan.


  ID:JP100009 YEAR: 2004 PLACE: Cape Nosappu
(Public Toilet) 
JP100009
SHAPE: SQUATTING STYLE
HOW TO CLEAN UP: BY PAPER
HOW IT DISAPPEARS: FLUSH BY WATER
DIRECTION TO FACE: TO THE SIDE WALL OR PARTITION
DOOR: 100%
PARTITION: 100%
   
REPORTER'S COMMENTS:
A picture of a crab and phrase of "East-end toilet" are painted on many signboards. Both outside and inside are pink and pretty. It is very clean and easy to use. (Shibata reported)
WEBMASTER'S COMMENTS:
The toilet at the east end in Japan.
All toilets at the end of Japan are Japanese squatting style.
Now we come to know that Japanese squatting culture has spread to every corner of area of Japan.


  ID:JP100011 YEAR: 2001 PLACE: Top of Mt. Fuji
(Public Toilet) 
JP100011
SHAPE: SITTING STYLE
HOW TO CLEAN UP: BY PAPER
HOW IT DISAPPEARS: FLUSH BY WATER
DIRECTION TO FACE: TO THE ENTRANCE
DOOR: 100%
PARTITION: 100%
   
REPORTER'S COMMENTS:
No comments in English. (Masako Shirakura reported)
WEBMASTER'S COMMENTS:
On the top of Mt. Fuji, there are several toilets which toilet manufacturers or organizations has installed. The toilet installed by Mt.Fuji club is a werstern style (a sitting toilet), water is black because it will be used again after a purification. It costs 200 yen of charge.


  ID:JP100012 YEAR: 2001 PLACE: Top of Mt. Fuji
(Public Toilet) 
JP100012
SHAPE: SITTING STYLE
HOW TO CLEAN UP: BY PAPER
HOW IT DISAPPEARS: OTHER
(compost method)
DIRECTION TO FACE: TO THE ENTRANCE
DOOR: 100%
PARTITION: 100%
   
REPORTER'S COMMENTS:
No comments in English. (Masako Shirakura reported)
WEBMASTER'S COMMENTS:
A compost toilet is a toilet which can change excrements to composts. It does not need water, can dispose papers, and no smell! This is the most acceptable method recently. It looks like a normal western style toilet, but there is compost under the toilet. A compost looks like a soil, but it contains bacteria.


  ID:JP100013 YEAR: 2005 PLACE: Akashi city. Hyogo Pref.
(Cafe Restaurant Mumin Papa) 
JP100013
SHAPE: SITTING STYLE
HOW TO CLEAN UP: BY PAPER
HOW IT DISAPPEARS: FLUSH BY WATER
DIRECTION TO FACE: TO THE ENTRANCE
DOOR: 100%
PARTITION: 100%
   
REPORTER'S COMMENTS:
No comments in English. (yeti reported)
WEBMASTER'S COMMENTS:
Thank you for your post.
Wow, it's an aquarium toilet! Fantastic!


  ID:JP100014 YEAR: 2007 PLACE: kousyuu-city
(katsunuma-town@kyuu tanakaginkou) 
JP100014
SHAPE: SQUATTING STYLE
HOW TO CLEAN UP: BY PAPER
HOW IT DISAPPEARS: FALL INTO A HOLE
DIRECTION TO FACE: TO THE ENTRANCE
DOOR: 100%
PARTITION: 100%
   
REPORTER'S COMMENTS:
No comments in English. (puyon reported)
WEBMASTER'S COMMENTS:
Thank you for your post.
Interesting.
The toilet directs to the door like western toilets even the style of the toilet is very traditional. This toilet is built in the Meiji era. A builder might import only the direction??


¶ INFORMATION ABOUT URINAL
  ID:JP200003 YEAR: 2000 PLACE: Seikan tunnel
(Tappi under sea station) 
JP200003
EXISTENCE OF URINAL: YES
SHAPE: WALL HUNG MODEL(BOX)
   
   
   
   
   
REPORTER'S COMMENTS:
(Webmaster reported)
WEBMASTER'S COMMENTS:
A urinal of Tappi under sea station.


  ID:JP200005 YEAR: 2003 PLACE: Yonaguni Island
(Irizaki public restroom) 
JP200005
EXISTENCE OF URINAL: YES
SHAPE: FLOOR MOUNTED MODEL
   
   
   
   
   
REPORTER'S COMMENTS:
No comments in English. (Ishigaki reported)
WEBMASTER'S COMMENTS:
The urinals at the west end in Japan.


  ID:JP200007 YEAR: 2003 PLACE: Hateruma Island
(Observatory tower) 
JP200007
EXISTENCE OF URINAL: YES
SHAPE: FLOOR MOUNTED MODEL
   
   
   
   
   
REPORTER'S COMMENTS:
No comments in English. (Hateruma Daisuki reported)
WEBMASTER'S COMMENTS:
The urinals at the south end in Japan.


  ID:JP200010 YEAR: 2004 PLACE: Cape Nosappu
(Public Toilet) 
JP200010
EXISTENCE OF URINAL: YES
SHAPE: FLOOR MOUNTED MODEL
   
   
   
   
   
REPORTER'S COMMENTS:
No comments in English. (Shibata reported)
WEBMASTER'S COMMENTS:
The urinals at the east end in Japan.


  ID:JP200015 YEAR: 2007 PLACE: yamanashiken-kousyuu-city
(katsunuma-town@kyuu-tanakaginkou) 
JP200015
EXISTENCE OF URINAL: YES
SHAPE: FLOOR MOUNTED MODEL
   
   
   
   
   
REPORTER'S COMMENTS:
No comments in English. (puyon reported)
WEBMASTER'S COMMENTS:
Thank you for your post.
It is a work of high artistic quality.
At the Meiji era, bank architectures should be built with high-spirit as a flag bearer of newly imported western systems. So they might put spirit into making a toilet pot as well..

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