The Japanese Bathtub

Our apartment has a Japanese (as opposed to a Western) bathtub.  I find this concept very interesting.  Our bathroom is split into 3 sections (very convenient given that four of us live here).  One part holds the toilet (also known as the bidet), another has the sink and lavatory, and the third has the bathtub.  The section with the bathtub is very ingenious.  The floor of the bath tub room is made to drain water. So, when you bathe or shower, you can just let the water go everywhere because the floor itself has a drain.  No need to worry if the boys splash or if water spills out.  As for the tub itself, the Japanese tub is much shorter than an American tub, but it is also much deeper.  The tub can fill to about 3 feet of water.  It's nice and deep, but as you can see in the photo below, you can't really stretch out.  Sam is a little nervous about bathing alone in the deep tub so in the photo below it is a shared bath. :)

Sid would die if he knew this picture was posted!  I am a dead woman.