Toiletries & Toilets
Many medium to higher end hotels supply rooms with the necessities for a pleasant stay. While it is not necessary to bring the whole bathroom cabinet with you, many of your favorite personal toiletries may not be available. If you can’t do without your favorites, just take enough with you to last your holiday. Here is a check list to choose from.
Men: Shaver (100v-240v), after shave, deodorant, hair brush/comb, hair drier (100v-240v), small tissue box, tooth brush & tooth paste, floss, soap, hair shampoo & conditioner, floss, moisturizer cream, tweezers, 2 hand towels, 1 face towel, one body towel.
Women: Where do I start! Anything that you normally use in your cosmetics bag times by the number of days you plan to be away, plus, lady shaver & hair drier (100v-240v), small tissue box, tooth brush & tooth paste, soap, hair shampoo & conditioner, floss, moisturizer cream, 2 hand towels, 1 face towel, one body towel.
Kyoto has many drug stores within a 10 minute walk, so don’t worry about running out of anything, they will usually have it
There are two types of toilets, first, the normal seated type with some having all the side controls that wash, wipe and dry, with adjustable heated water and toilet seat. These are common in up market hotels and most new homes and in big cities. Then there is the squat toilet, plain and simple, you squat over a sunken pan. These are common in some established department stores, railway stations and old homes and villages. When you flush the toilet, never push the RED button, that’s the ALARM, the flush is usually the silver button or handle.
While there are electric hand driers and toilet paper in some stores, most store do not have paper hand towel and some railway stations do not have toilet paper. There is a machine at the entrance where you can buy your paper.