Mammy, Daddy and baby toilet!

Coming from a country with horrible public toilets, which are few and far between, I have huge love for the Japanese public toilets. Not only are they everywhere, they are usually clean and really well kept. 

We often see family toilets in shopping malls, public parks and highways here in Japan. I have seen public toilets with three toilets in them before, but this is the first one I've seen that doesn't double up as a multipurpose toilet. It is in the newly refurbished Tsuga Nishikata Parking area of the Tohoku Expressway (outbound).

There is one of the revered washlet toilets with all the usual built in functions - seat warming, bidet, self cleaning etc. There is one urinal with automated flushing. And there is a wee toilet (pun intended!) for small children which is manual. Purposefully I would imagine as automated toilets can be quite frightening for toddlers. It also has a fold down step to stand on, without your shoes, when you're changing clothes. There is a diaper changing pull down table as well.

There was a separate toilet with facilities for ostomates and wheelchair users. More often than not a multipurpose toilet combines these facilities with multiple toilets for families too. There were also separate diaper changing areas too. It is a really great idea to have facilities separated for comfort and convenience. And I'm sure having three people being able to use the same room at the one time eases congestion in the regular toilets during busy times too!

Just another thing to love about Japan!