For three generations, the Morita family has been wrapping, stitching and trimming modular blocks of woven grass, known as tatami, in Tokyo's old downtown. But now, beset by cheap knockoffs and ...

The tatami room, better known as 和室 (washitsu, “Japanese-style room”), is a space that features tatami mats as its main flooring element. Tatami mats are made from woven straw with a rice straw core ...

Most tatami mats are a natural golden color, but those made by Mitsuru Yokoyama may be jade green, pink or even black. Tatami color swatches by the master maker Mitsuru Yokoyama. With its fragrant ...

Tatami mats are a unique aspect of Japanese culture. Made of woven straw, filled with a soft material (traditionally rice straw, but nowadays foam), and bordered with beautifully-patterned cloth, ...

Zulkarnain Bin Hasan Basri prays on an "inori" tatami prayer mat in Osaka's Sumiyoshi Ward on Oct. 30, 2023. (Mainichi/Aya Kimura) OSAKA -- A Kyoto-based tatami mat trading company has launched a ...

KYOTO--With demand for tatami plunging in Japan, a specialized trading firm here is eyeing a potential market of 2 billion people for the traditional mats. The company is selling tatami mats that ...

TOYOHASHI, Aichi Prefecture--A municipal planetarium here will soon offer a family-friendly box where visitors can lie flat on tatami mats and look up at the stars. The separated seating area, large ...