I love Yosaku in Portland, Maine and just discovered this amazing feature.

I have been to public bathrooms in Maine for almost 40 years. I would say I have been in dozens throughout the state. Whether that be in a restaurant or public building, I’ve seen my share of restrooms and toilets. But I have never come across this.

What’s with the remote control near the toilet?

I will say this made me pause. Then I realized that this is a bidet. According to Forbes…

Bidets have faucets and running water that is meant to touch your body. They function more like a sink. While most people use a toilet normally then move over to a stand stand-alone bidet to wash-up, there are all-in-one toilet bidet systems that combine functionality.

So, the question remains: Did I use it?

I did not even remotely attempt to use this contraption as it was intended. I did however sit down and just do normal business.

What a surprise when I sat down! The seat cushion was not only soft but WARM! Not warm as in someone just got up warm. Oh no, warm as in it has a warming device. I was absolutely amazed. Not amazed that the technology exists, of course, it exists. But that the technology was at a restaurant. Here in the U.S., we go for the dry toilets. But bidets are the dominant cleaning method in places like France, Japan, Italy, and Portugal. According to Bidetsplus, in many Asian countries, you will find bidet attachments fixed to the toilet bowl in public restrooms and the same can be said in Western Europe. Ahhhh, this was a Japanese restaurant – Yosaku in Portland, Maine

I don’t know if I will ever get up the nerve to use it as intended, but I thoroughly enjoyed the option.

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