Wednesday, 13 August 2008

In a Kyoto Department Store


化粧室
けしょうしつ
Toilet

A fancy word for toilet. Kind of like saying washroom, restroom, bathroom, lavatory etc. I see this in department stores a lot.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looks closer to 'powder room' to me.

phauna said...

Ah, yes, the eternal question! I put to you, is a restroom for resting? Is a washroom for washing? Is a bathroom for bathing. Is a water closet for keeping extra water? But I digress.

Yes and no. Let me tell you I tested this sign myself and I didn't use powder.