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 ...

"Living rooms should have hardwood floors." Many people may think this way. On the other hand, with new construction or ...

Hello. I am Takao Koga, also known as Tatami-man, the sixth-generation owner of Aotatami Kobo, a tatami shop that has been ...

Tokyo-based Schemata Architects have renovated a traditional Japanese residence into a modern dwelling with an office, while keeping many of the 80-year-old building’s original features intact.