Let me start by saying that I'm not one to focus too much on toilets. Truth be told, I've only felt compelled to photograph two in my entire life, both happened to be in Tokyo.

I was relieved to discover that I had stumbled upon a rare circumstance on my first day out and that the Japanesse take their "facilities" very seriously.

Check out this hi-tech bad boy:

That's right, you want a warm seat? You got it. Want to minimize the noise of the flush? No problem. Need a little wash (I know, slightly gross)? Sure thing. The entire experience left me wanting heated bathroom seats across Chicago say in the middle of January but

The entire experience left me longing for heated bathroom seats across Chicago in the middle of January. Aside from that, I'll take our old school variety.