Today Japlanning are going down the toilet, literally. For first timers in Japan, one of the most confronting things you first experience is the modern Japanese toilet. With more buttons then a game controller, you might be a bit hesitant to press anything in fear of being sucked into a sub-world of Japan. Well, fear not, because today we’re going to explain the Japanese washlet toilet, and how to quickly fall in love with the most high tech seat you may ever put your bare bottom on.

So you’ve landed in Japan, and arrived at your nice business hotel in Tokyo or Osaka, and as a general rule we scope out our new digs. Lay on the bed, flick through the TV channels, check out the view, and check out the bathroom! Well this is when you get your first glimpse of the, at first glance, intimidating, Japanese washlet toilet.