How to take a bath
It is important to take care when taking a bath in another person’s house or in a public bathhouse.
Before getting into the bathtub, wash your body using soap and rinse by pouring hot water over yourself (in the event there is no shower). Use soap to wash yourself outside of the tub. Do not wash your body in the bathtub. The hot water in the tub is not changed for each person, so do not take out the plug and drain the water.


Toilet (The disposal of human waste)
In urban areas most toilets are flush toilets. However, in some districts where there are no flush toilets, a human waste collection service is provided. Contact your city, ward, town or village office for information.


Note 1    The authorities responsible for applications, procedures, services and the naming of these may differ according to the city, ward, town or village.
      　 For details, ask a person who understands Japanese to enquire for you at your city, ward, town or village office.

Note 2    The information given is that confirmed as of July 2002. Note that a new system or system revisions may have been introduced after this date.

This information is from the CLAIR website. The Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR) was established in July 1988 in response to rising concerns about local level internationalization in Japan.