Posted November 7, 2013 by Jonelle Patrick2 Comments Made In Japan

Porta-Bidet To The Rescue!

Penetrate even the most robo-toilet deficient corners of the globe with confidence, now that you can travel with your magic bottom-washing wand! Just crank it onto a pet bottle full of water (or fill the slightly cumbersome plastic reservoir with local H2O), aim that bad boy, and fire. It’s not the smallest travel item ever invented, but if you don’t fancy carrying a Costo-size purse, you can always just holster it on your belt…

PortaBidet2 — Use it on the airplane, in substandard public restrooms, and when traveling to anxiety-producing foreign countries where toilet paper is not an inalienable right.

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Read a novel set in Tokyo…

A young woman dressed as a Gothic Lolita is found dead in a car with two strangers. But the more Yumi Hata learns about her friend’s death, the more she’s convinced it was murder…*read more*

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Writing mystery books set in Tokyo is mostly what I do, but I also blog about the odd stuff I see every day in Japan. I'm a graduate of Stanford University and the Sendagaya Japanese Institute in Tokyo, and a member of the International Thriller Writers, the Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters In Crime. When I'm not in Tokyo, I live in San Francisco. I also host a travel site called The Tokyo Guide I Wish I'd Had, so if you're headed to Japan and want to check out the places I take my friends when they're in town, take a look!

2 thoughts on “Porta-Bidet To The Rescue!” ›

Good to have back on the ground!

This is too funny. I used to always laugh and photograph all the oshiri signs in Japan. Ayumi once pointed out how weird it was to constantly be brining my camera into the toilet…