tatami mats
Woven rice-straw floors
Tatami mats are traditional Japanese floor coverings made of woven rush grass over a rice straw core.
They serve as flooring in Japanese-style rooms and are used for sitting, sleeping, and practicing martial arts.
Room sizes in Japan are often measured in tatami: a six-tatami room.
The mats have a distinctive grassy smell when new.
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