Toilet paper for smartphones at Japan's Narita airport

Sunday, December 25, 2016 at 09:04

There's always something new from Japan. Recently, not only the usual toilet paper that's provided in the Narita international airport's toilet.

The toilets in Narita airport started to be equipped with special toilet paper to wipe the screen of your smartphones. Not just to wipe and make the screen to shine, it will also exterminate bacterias on smartphones.

Toilet paper for smartphone

Source: 毎日新聞

The special toilet paper is placed beside the usual toilet paper.

ＮＴＴドコモは、成田空港の到着口付近のトイレ７カ所に、スマートフォンの画面をきれいにする専用ペーパー「スマホ専用トイレットペーパー」を設置した。ドコモ流おもてなしとして、１６日から２０１７年３月１５日まで８６個を設置する。

Source: 毎日新聞

According to Mainichi Shinbun (毎日新聞), total of 86 special toilet paper rolls are installed in the restrooms at Narita international airport.

Wiping Smartphone

Source: 毎日新聞

Swiping smartphone with the special toilet paper.

These rolls are provided by the Japanese telecommunication giant company, NTT DoCoMo. Not only to wipe smartphones, information about WiFi network is also printed on the paper.

WiFi network information

Source: 毎日新聞

WiFi network information printed on the toilet paper.

Since this toilet paper tissue roll is something new and unusual, it even sparked Japanese social media users to post something about it.

むぎわら◡̈*♡.°@多忙の為低浮上@CalicoCat_mugi

「スマホはトイレの便座の5倍汚い」ドコモがスマホ用トイレットペーパー開発、成田空港に設置(佐藤仁) - Y!ニュース https://t.co/W5FJFS4lug

これ！香港の帰りの成田のトイレで見つけて使った！????

YUM!(ﾕﾐ)@mynameisyumi_

成田着いた〜*\(^o^)/*トイレ入ったらこんな小さいトイレット？ペーパーが（笑） https://t.co/wSorweCUhv

みきてぃ(^^)v@mikityvv

成田にはトイレに噂の携帯ペーパーあったなぁ… https://t.co/sxjFBNTNa9

DoCoMo also released a video on how to use toilets in Japan.

HOW TO USE TOILETS in JAPAN. -日本のトイレの使い方-

Source: Youtube

People around the world say toilets in Japan are extremely clean and “advanced”. This is a video explaining how to use toilets in Japan. We will introduce correct way of squatting at Japanese-style toilet, how to use bidet function, and most…