In Search of Toto Toilets
Sep 27, 2018, 5:40 am
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We moved to Taiwan over a year ago, and have one in our apartment. First time in my life I've had to use Google Translate to figure out how to operate a commode's control panel, as the buttons are all labeled in Japanese.
They really are great. I smile when I see them in hotels. The Eslite hotel in Taipei has them.
They really are great. I smile when I see them in hotels. The Eslite hotel in Taipei has them.
Sep 27, 2018, 9:41 am
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The Hyatt Regency in Honolulu has Toto Washlets. I suspect many hotels in Hawaii have them because Hawaii is a popular destination for many Japanese tourists.
After many trips to Japan over the years, we finally broke down and bought two Toto Washlets for our home remodel. I love them and wished that I would have bought them years ago.
After many trips to Japan over the years, we finally broke down and bought two Toto Washlets for our home remodel. I love them and wished that I would have bought them years ago.
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Sep 27, 2018, 11:59 am
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from article i linked >
many US hotels were owned by japanese not just in hawaii, many later sold
could change thread title to washlet etc
Toto and its rival Lixil carve up the Japanese market for fancy, multi-function loos between them. At home they have market shares of 60% and 30% respectively
Today 26% of Toto’s and 30% of Lixil’s revenues come from abroad (much of it from products other than shower toilets).
Lixil, formed in 2011 by a merger of five Japanese companies, is buying foreign competitors. In 2013 it acquired American Standard and a year later Grohe, a German bathroom-fittings giant. It sells a high-tech toilet under the Grohe brand...Lixil launched a new Grohe-branded shower toilet worldwide last year which is selling particularly well in Germany. It is designed to look good from the side (Japanese toilets are usually in a separate tiny room, so are seen only from above) and is made from ceramic (in Japan plastic seats are the norm). Aficionados will be glad that other features, such as a remote-control panel with multiple buttons and anatomical diagrams, remain the same.
Today 26% of Toto’s and 30% of Lixil’s revenues come from abroad (much of it from products other than shower toilets).
Lixil, formed in 2011 by a merger of five Japanese companies, is buying foreign competitors. In 2013 it acquired American Standard and a year later Grohe, a German bathroom-fittings giant. It sells a high-tech toilet under the Grohe brand...Lixil launched a new Grohe-branded shower toilet worldwide last year which is selling particularly well in Germany. It is designed to look good from the side (Japanese toilets are usually in a separate tiny room, so are seen only from above) and is made from ceramic (in Japan plastic seats are the norm). Aficionados will be glad that other features, such as a remote-control panel with multiple buttons and anatomical diagrams, remain the same.
could change thread title to washlet etc
Sep 27, 2018, 3:48 pm
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they also sell regular toilets, with zero features: i have seen those in a luxury hotel
so not toto toilets but expensive (vs regular) toto toilets
until i saw regular ones, i was only aware of expensive ones (as discussed here in past)
so not toto toilets but expensive (vs regular) toto toilets
until i saw regular ones, i was only aware of expensive ones (as discussed here in past)
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Sep 27, 2018, 7:05 pm
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So are we talking about washlets/bidets, or Toto brand fixtures? Because Toto is a fairly common brand nowadays, and I see them all over the place including in very non-luxury locations.
Sep 27, 2018, 7:10 pm
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Is the Toto toilet the new luxury amenity? My first encounter with one such (which was hilarious) was in a signature villa at Las Ventanas al Paraiso in Cabo where I have stayed twice. I currently am, er, flushing with modest delight at my third encounter in a signature Valencia suite at Rancho Valencia near San Diego. Other sightings?
Sep 28, 2018, 1:03 am
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Oct 17, 2018, 5:47 pm
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We first enjoyed Toto washlets in the Diamondhead Suite at the Halekulani in Honolulu in 2008. We almost immediately installed several in our new home.
We just enjoyed them again at all of the hotel in Japan at which we stayed. The best were at the Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, which had the automated motion sensing open and close and flush functions.
I never knew I needed those until that stay. I missed them the moment we arrived at Suiran and the RC Kyoto, and still again at the StR Osaka. We are in the process of possibly upgrading a few of ours at home now with the same option.
I’ve suggested them as part of the upcoming room/suite renovations at the StR San Francisco. Dare to dream. Enoteca Pinchiorri also had them a few weeks ago while we were dining there in Florence.
We just enjoyed them again at all of the hotel in Japan at which we stayed. The best were at the Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, which had the automated motion sensing open and close and flush functions.
I never knew I needed those until that stay. I missed them the moment we arrived at Suiran and the RC Kyoto, and still again at the StR Osaka. We are in the process of possibly upgrading a few of ours at home now with the same option.
I’ve suggested them as part of the upcoming room/suite renovations at the StR San Francisco. Dare to dream. Enoteca Pinchiorri also had them a few weeks ago while we were dining there in Florence.
Oct 17, 2018, 6:34 pm
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We first enjoyed Toto washlets in the Diamondhead Suite at the Halekulani in Honolulu in 2008. We almost immediately installed several in our new home.
We just enjoyed them again at all of the hotel in Japan at which we stayed. The best were at the Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, which had the automated motion sensing open and close and flush functions.
I never knew I needed those until that stay. I missed them the moment we arrived at Suiran and the RC Kyoto, and still again at the StR Osaka. We are in the process of possibly upgrading a few of ours at home now with the same option.
I’ve suggested them as part of the upcoming room/suite renovations at the StR San Francisco. Dare to dream. Enoteca Pinchiorri also had them a few weeks ago while we were dining there in Florence.
We just enjoyed them again at all of the hotel in Japan at which we stayed. The best were at the Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, which had the automated motion sensing open and close and flush functions.
I never knew I needed those until that stay. I missed them the moment we arrived at Suiran and the RC Kyoto, and still again at the StR Osaka. We are in the process of possibly upgrading a few of ours at home now with the same option.
I’ve suggested them as part of the upcoming room/suite renovations at the StR San Francisco. Dare to dream. Enoteca Pinchiorri also had them a few weeks ago while we were dining there in Florence.