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Thank you for including the link to Peggy's blog. I found it informative and humorous.  

It was very interesting! When we were in Russia, we had the kind Peggy said they had in Germany. It was a little unnerving at first! In Russia, they have a room with just the toilet. Next to it is a door, and in that room are the sink and bathtub. Some of our friends there thought it was quite dirty to wash their hands and take a bath in the same room as a toilet. Of course when we were at the dacha, we had an outhouse. :-)

That German/Russian toilet was unique and would take some getting used to.  But it still seems better than the Japanese alternative.  Your Inn's toilet has a difficulty factor, lol!