Shoji Tabuchi lauded for best place to defecate in the United States (again)

If you sprinkle when you tinkle, you might not be sophisticated enough to take a leak at the Shoji Tabuchi Theatre in Branson, Missouri. The baroque-styled bathrooms were just voted "America's Best Restroom" according to a survey conducted by Cintas, a company that provides restroom supplies. Cintas has been managing the competition for the most luxurious loo every year since 2002. Keith Hartman, the company's marketing manager, says that the contest "is meant to be fun, but there's also an important message, which is that restroom hygiene matters." Nominations were made from a wide cross-section of public places, including restaurants, hotels, theaters, and shopping centers. Online voters then ranked the bathrooms on hygiene, style and public access. It is reported that tens of thousands of votes were cast, proving Americans really do give a crap (no pun intended) about where they do their business. The Shoji Tabuchi Theater toilets, a landmark in their own right, won top honors, which included a plaque of recognition and a place in the "America's Best Restroom Hall of Fame," found at www.bestrestroom.com. The 1,800 square foot lavatories feature everything from wainscoting to cascading water fountains, and have to be guarded so that members of the opposite sex don't infiltrate into non-gender neutral territory. Ladies can look forward to a powder room fit for a queen, with extravagant details like granite counters and onyx pedestal sinks, ornate mirrors framed in gold, decorative chandeliers, and fresh-cut orchids. For once, the guys can seek refuge in an equally magnificent Gentleman's Lounge. If black lion-head sinks imported from Italy and a marble fireplace aren't impressive enough, check out the adjoining billiard room. Inside, a framed portrait of Abe Lincoln looks on as men play 8-ball on a hand-carved mahogany pool table. The rest of Shoji Tabuchi Theater, known as the "Showplace of Branson," is just as regal. The décor inside the Taj Mahal-like theater is as awe-inspiring as the singing, dancing family who puts on shows in the playhouse. Coming for a show? Don't forget to take a "royal flush"! http://MissouriNetizen.com http://www.bransonedge.com http://bransonmissouri.missourinetizen.com