Kobori eventually suggested a Japanese tatami mat, which he grew up sleeping on. Now, the couple and their two daughters all sleep together in a big family bed on the floor. Mouzon Wofford ...

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 ...

Even today, worn-out tatami can be chopped up and used for compost. Japan-based architect Azby Brown said the gold-colored floor mats are perfectly suited for human habitation: "It reminds me of a ...

KUMAMOTO -- Photos showing 100 different yoga poses taken by a model while laying down on a tatami mat have been uploaded to a special website established by an organization promoting the tatami ...