So glad that you had a wonderful trip and got to meet Panda. I just had to make a comment on those toilets. Many years ago when my husband had a deployment to Kadena, Okinawa split with Misawa Japan, I packed up my (then) 2 girls (ages 2 & 4) and lived in Okinawa for 4 1/2 months. ( we had a fantastic time, hardly saw DH but had a great time) We had plenty experience with those toilets!!! Now that I have arthritis in my knees I'm not sure I could use those too well. I wonder what the older Japanese people do?