Tatami – Traditional Japanese Flooring

Source: LearnJapanese123

Tatami (畳) is one of the most common design elements in traditional Japanese homes along with sliding shoji doors and the tokonoma with hanging scrolls. Tatami mats are dried, woven rushes which are wrapped around and sewn to a core. They are ideal for sitting and sleeping because of the springy but firm texture they provide. Rice straw was the traditional material used for the core, but it has recently been replaced by synthetic materials. Tatami mats are made of rushes which are herbaceous plants of the Juncus species and are known in Japan as “ig

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