tatami
Woven rush surface
Tatami are the thick woven straw mats used as flooring in traditional Japanese rooms.
They're made from rush grass over a rice straw core, giving a firm but slightly cushioned surface.
Room sizes in Japan are often measured in tatami: a six-tatami room.
The mats also appear in martial arts training areas.
East Asian archipelago nation
- KyotoJapan's former imperial seat
- TokyoJapan's capital city
- ryokanTraditional Japanese guest house
- futonConvertible couch-bed
kotatsu · shoji · tea ceremony · Zen · minimalism · wabi-sabi · dojo · sumo
Paper-covered sliding partition
- ryokanTraditional Japanese guest house
- teahouseCafé serving steeped beverages
- floor planArchitectural room arrangement
- room sizeInterior space dimensions
measurement · layout · traditional · interiors · spacing · proportion · alcove
Moves very quickly
- strawTube for sipping
- wovenInterlaced on loom
- rectangularFour right angles
- matFlat floor covering
underfoot · insulation · texture · natural · eco-friendly · biodegradable · handcrafted · panels
Japan
East Asian archipelago nation
futon · kotatsu · shoji · tea ceremony · Zen · minimalism · wabi-sabi · dojo · sumo · judo
shoji
Paper-covered sliding partition
- ryokanTraditional Japanese guest house
- teahouseCafé serving steeped beverages
- floor planArchitectural room arrangement
room size · measurement · layout · traditional · interiors · spacing · proportion · alcove
rushes
Moves very quickly
- strawTube for sipping
- wovenInterlaced on loom
- rectangularFour right angles
mat · underfoot · insulation · texture · natural · eco-friendly · biodegradable · handcrafted · panels · surface
- flooringhardwood, hardwood flooring, laminate, vinyl, tile
- JapanTokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Mount Fuji, Hokkaido
- Japanese culturesamurai, kabuki, sumo, origami, tea ceremony
- Japanese wordsanime, bento, bonsai, futon, geisha
- Asian customsbowing, chopsticks, tea ceremony, red envelopes, filial piety
- Asian decorbamboo furniture, bonsai, Chinese lanterns, Japanese lanterns, paper lanterns