Traditional Japanese Tatami Mats

In martial arts tatami are the floor used for training in a dojo and for competition.

Traditional japanese tatami mats.

Our tatami is square 82 cm 64 56 in x 82 cm 64 56 in. Except for the classic series you can make a purchase of one mat but we also offer sets of 3 4 6 9 and 12 that can be immediately spread out on the floor and enjoyed upon arrival. Each mat is sewn with a black fabric border and bound with twine. The inside is filled with rice straw while the outer layer is woven rush grass.

Consequently there are now fewer dwellings with washitsu traditional style rooms resulting in less demand for tatami mats the rush straw floor covering of the older japanese home. They are ideal for sitting and sleeping because of the springy but firm texture they provide. Tatami 畳 is one of the most common design elements in traditional japanese homes along with sliding shoji doors and the tokonoma with hanging scrolls. Made with woven straw these mats are a key element of traditional japanese architecture.

Two different colored mats are pictured arranged on the floor. Our tatami mats are 100 compressed straw. Our tatami mats are beautiful japanese style traditional floor and bed tatami mats. A moisture resistant barrier is included in the foundation of the mat.

Once tatami mats reached into the homes of commoners they became a common household item in every japanese style room and was a symbol for home. These tatami mats come in many sizes for flooring here we are offering all our tatami mats fit american mattress sizes. A tatami 畳 is a type of mat used as a flooring material in traditional japanese style rooms tatami are made in standard sizes twice as long as wide about 0 9 m by 1 8 m depending on the region. Our tatami mats are constructed of japanese rush grass with a double layer top for extra protection.

Tatami mat japanese floor tatami mats for sleeping and living simply. Our exclusive kaiteki tatami mats are designed to withstand years and years of heavy use. Whether at a temple restaurant or inn you. Inside is a baked dried rice straw fill for strength and durability.

Our authentic traditional japanese kaiteki tatami mats are the perfect asian style floor covering and are both comfortable enough to walk on and yet soft enough to rest on or perhaps lay a mattress on. Tatami mat has a gentle firm and hard surface. A tatami mat is a traditional japanese straw mat made from rice straw and rush grass. The kaiteki authentic japanese style tatami mats.

Tatami mats are dried woven rushes which are wrapped around and sewn to a core. While today modern homes use a range of flooring types many homes will have at least one tatami area that can be used as a sitting room or as a bedroom by spreading out a tatami mattress called a futon. Tatami are covered with woven soft rush 藺草 igusa straw the core is traditionally made from rice straw.