Delve into the washitsu's role in Japanese homes, blending cultural history with contemporary interior design for a unique ...

Of course, this convenience means you don’t get to experience the authentic stays and cuisine available on land tours, like going to Japanese inns or Ryokans, with traditional tatami mats ...

Colourful smudges adorn tatami mats and tables at the 21-month-old’s suburban home, where her mother patiently helps twist open paint tubes and squeeze them onto paper. “I can see this rhythm in her ...

Colourful smudges adorn tatami mats and tables at the 21-month-old's suburban home, where her mother patiently helps twist open paint tubes and squeeze them onto paper. Abstract paintings by the ...

I think back to what I’ve been told: no shoes on tatami mats. No luggage or anything heavy. But am I supposed to take off my shoes in a store? Are these slippers for me? How do I get to the hand ...

On a crisp, overcast Monday afternoon in Milan, a mysterious invite beckoned editors to Palazzo Belgioioso, an 18th-century architectural wonder in the heart of the city’s Quadrilatero della ...

Hand-sewn tatami mats are a product of traditional Japanese craftsmanship, created with incredible skill and attention to detail. The process begins with weaving the straw or rushes grass to form ...

If you must place your mattress on the floor, consider using a bunkie board or the traditional Japanese flooring mat, the tatami mat, to provide a barrier. It might seem odd, but there is actually ...

Kessaku currently has two properties: a 100-year-old merchant’s residence in Yakage, Okayama prefecture, with traditional tatami mats, shoji screens and fusuma sliding doors; and a 19th century ...

Tatami mats are used instead of a bed frame underneath Japanese floor mattresses known as futons or shikibutons, or may also be used as a flooring material for a whole room. Like any product, tatami ...