Toto is insane, and yes, we want the Furopia bathtub

Since efficiency is king in the land of the rising sun, and the bath is central to their daily living (not to be confused with the shower, which is how they get clean), we're still kind of unclear why this kind of thing went overlooked so long while they were souping out their toilets. Anyway, Toto's new Furopia bathtub is specially designed to insulate the water temperature, so your steaming hot bath stays that way for up to 6 hours between the shifts you take in sharing with your family. Not bad, but honestly you could sell us just about anything with that crazy bathtub monster at the helm of your advertising campaign.

[Via MoCoLoco]

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:03AM]

It`s an insulated water pot - a staple of every Japanese home. It is insulated to keep hot water hot for a long time. It goes perfectly with the "insulated" bathtub theme.
I, on the other hand, am completely happy with my re-heating scheduled bathtub that fills automatically at 10pm and reheats the water until I am ready to get in. But when you consider utility costs, the furopia is a good idea. But it`s not like it`s a new thing to keep your bath hot for hours and hours on end. It`s just a different way of doing it.