tatami mat

Woven rush floor

A tatami mat is a type of flooring used in traditional Japanese rooms, made of woven rush grass over a rice straw core.

The mats have standardized dimensions and are used to measure room sizes in Japan.

Tatami rooms are associated with traditional activities like tea ceremonies and sleeping on futons: We unrolled the futons on the tatami.

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G