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Since tatami mats are made out of natural materials, such as rice straw and woven rush grass, they can actually be damaged by slippers. It's better to walk on them barefoot or in socks.

In a special room about the size of a tatami mat is a scroll painting of a kimono-clad Asian woman. She looks like a Buddhist Bodhisattva holding a baby, but for the faithful, this is a concealed ...

IKITSUKI, Japan — On this small island in rural Nagasaki, Japan ’s Hidden Christians gather to worship what they call the Closet God. In a special room about the size of a tatami mat is a ...

As a child, he regularly saw men performing Orasho on tatami mats before an altar when neighbors gathered for funerals and memorials. About 40 years ago, in his mid-20s, ...

Unlike the bustling, sometimes-claustrophobic streets of Tokyo, the world’s largest city, Kyoto exudes a sense of serenity, a calmness that gives even greater meaning to these special events. Peel ...