12 Reasons Why Japanese Bathrooms are the Best!

Where I'm from, in Japan, a lot of people can use the bathroom area at the same time. So I can be using the sink and somebody else can use the bathtub. And somebody else can use the toilet. So, the next things about the sink is you can take this off, put this on, and then you can wash heavy stuff or even babies in the sink. In Japan, before you go into the bathtub you have to wash your body. When you wash your body, you can just put this on. You have a nice seat and you have a bucket that has a handle so you can take the water and put it on your body So the next thing about the sprayer you can spray everywhere. [splish, splash] I don't care. After you clean yourself you can go in the bathtub and sometimes you put a special powder. Let's put it in. You put the powder in this lid. This is a special ka-boom. Wow! Exploded! The bathtub is so nice and hot. And how to make the bath keep warm is you press these control buttons and it stays warm. If you're in danger you press this button. [Beep, beep, beep] [Machine responds in Japanese] [Beep, beep, beep] And if you want to call somebody you press this button. [Continuous beep] There's also a control panel in the kitchen. When you're washing the dishes, you can set the bath water. Everybody can use the same bathwater because everybody washed their bodies before they go into the bathtub. And you can use the bathwater to wash your clothes. Yeah, the washing machine just sucks the water up. Once you're done washing your clothes, you can dry them in the bathroom. [Fan turns on] Thank you for watching. I'll see you next time. Bye. And one more thing I forgot to tell you. If somebody poops in the toilet, it doesn't stink in our rooms. And there is a sink behind the toilet. Let me show you. [Dad]: Hey! I'm sorry. And here is the sink. [Dad]: Come on! Turn it off! I'm sorry.

Channel: Life Where I'm From

Views: 9,438,781

Rating: 4.8885355 out of 5

Keywords: Japan, toilet, bathroom, washroom, sink, bath, wash, washing machine, clothes dryer, laundry

Id: A6hqHq7MLsc

Length: 4min 3sec (243 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 26 2015

Reddit Comments

[u/thatgirlwho]

her bathroom is nicer than my entire apartment

[u/gregalam]

Hey redditors, some great discussion going on! I made the video with my daughter and I thought I'd spend a few minutes and add some answers / clarifications.

Is this typical of all Japanese bathrooms?

I would say that for the Japanese homes I've visited in Tokyo, it's fairly standard, a bit old even.

Ya. Maybe for the rich. This is what most bathrooms in Japan are like https://youtu.be/TTlyyddBgZE

The unit we're living in was built in the 90's, so it's almost 20 years old. We live in what the Japanese call a mansion, which is what people in the West call an apartment. It's about 70 square metres, which is roughly 750 square feet. There's three bedrooms 1 living room, 1 kitchen, 1 toilet, 1 washroom sink, and 1 bathing / shower area. While some people in Tokyo thing it's kind of a spacious place, it's not anything special. Rent is about $1,000 USD a month so we're not living in some fancy place.

Must be a pain in the buttnoggin' to clean though.

I do the cleaning, and it is and it isn't a pain in the ass to clean. After I drain the bath water, I spray the tub with cleaner and brush it for about a minute. Then I rinse it a few times. It takes me about 3 minutes.

For the entire area (not just the tub), I spend about a half hour cleaning, as I scrub all the walls and the floor. I have special mold/mildew spray that I use and it works fairly well.

The sucky part is opening up below the tub. There's a drain that gets clogged with hair and because my unit is older, it's a flat area all under the tub (it's similar to the flat tray under your dish rack). So it's pretty disgusting under there if you don't clean it frequently.

dont wna use other peoples bath water....Even if they are "clean"

Fair enough. Within a family unit, I don't think it's a big concern for Japanese people. You do make sure you're fully clean before you go in.

That being said, going to public baths is big over here, and it's the same process as show in the video, but instead of getting in a bath for one, you can bath with dozens of people (in a bigger body of water of course). It's actually one of my favourite things to do. Check out this video to see what it's like.

Everything was great in Japan when I visited last month, except for the fact that I would say 85% of restrooms did not have soap (Hotel rooms and my Airbnb rooms did though). I saw many people who took a shit and then simply walked out, not even washing their hands with water.

Yeah, the lack of soap and ways to dry your hands in Japan really sucks. I carry sanitizer with me all the time. The one good thing is that almost all parks have bathrooms, so it's fairly easy to find a place to do your business.

Bathtubs in Japan are not used for cleaning yourself, they're simply used for relaxing. When they shower to clean, it typically involves sitting on a stool and using a hand sprayer.

Yep.

Meanwhile in America our default bathtub is the size of a 12-year-old Japanese child.

The bathtub is almost 20 years old, so newer ones are actually bigger than what's shown.

Everyone here talks about the bathroom. I want to know how she got so well in speaking english as second language in her age. When I was her age I hadn't even heard about other languages than mine.

She was born in Canada and moved to Japan when she was seven years old. She's lived in Japan for two years and is now nine. So she's fully fluent in both languages, but her Japanese is probably better than her English now.

Edit: Wow... thanks for the gold!

[u/-13-]

Is this typical of all Japanese bathrooms?

[u/[deleted]]

Maaaan. I lived there for ten years and all we had was a shitty squatter that we had to place a standard westernized on top of. I did japan wrong.

[u/EXCOM]

I dont wna use other peoples bath water....Even if they are "clean". I will still be in my roommates ball hairy ass water.

[u/CrazyandLazy]

cute kid

[u/Stormhammer]

Most of this stuff I've known ( god I'd love a japanese soaking tub )

but my mind was fucking blown that the bath tub KEEPS the water hot.

Why the hell isn't this standard over in the US? I feel like we get pleb stuff :(

[u/lt13jimmy]

What about the toilet?

There are some nice, modern toilets in Japan!

[u/getoffmypropartay]

ITT: people grossed out and people who were in Japan that one time.