On our recent trip to Japan, I had the pleasure of using a washlet several times. For those of you that don’t know what a washlet is, it’s basically a toilet seat that shoots a stream of water at your privates for that clean, fresh feeling. The toilet seat also has a heater in it. There are a couple options, like a bidet stream of water for females, the oshiri stream of water for your buttinski, and then there is a forward/back position adjuster, and sometimes a strength adjustment. Sometimes there is also a some kind of ventilation system for minimal odor.

The only thing I am not sure about is if you are supposed to wipe before you use the stream of water, then wipe again, or just use the stream of water, then wipe. I did the former, in case you wanted to know.

Several months ago, we put an electrical outlet (with the help of a friend) behind the toilet downstairs, getting ready for a future washlet. I think that time is coming soon!