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 ...

We drank Japanese tea, ate a Sumo-style hot pot dinner, walked through a bamboo forest and even climbed inside a giant Buddha ...

We dressed in kimonos and slippers while kneeling on the floor for a traditional Japanese dinner and we slept on pads on a tatami-mat covered ... climbed through ancient orange Shinto gates ...

There are two main types of this workout method: mat pilates and reformer pilates. “Mat pilates is done on a mat—a yoga mat, a specially raised pilates mat, or even a towel—and uses body ...

Stayed at a Ryokan which is a traditional Japanese inn with tatami mats. The same area turns into a bedroom at ... A long, beautiful hike of around 16k steps to the top through thousands of Tori’s ...

MAXYOYO Japanese Floor Mattress: from $95.99 at Amazon A cheaper alternative to FULI’s mattresses, this high-density memory foam futon is available in five sizes including king and cot. It also ...

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 ...

Some may use yoga mats and virtual reality headsets to mentally escape the daily grind but now statisticians are using them to chart the rising cost of living. Both items have made their way into ...

The humble bath mat is a small but, for many, essential item that prevents post-scrub puddles and you or anyone else from slipping on wet tile. Besides classic cotton mats, best for people like me ...

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 ...