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  • Tatami is useful for a Japanese living

    • Our house style and environment in Japan has greeted a big change.


  • Things you are able to do with a room with tatami

    • If there is one Japanese style room with tatami in my home･････


  • History of Tatami

    • Tatami has its history of more than 1300 years.

    It is assumed that the etymology of “TATAMI” is from the word “TATAMU (fold)”, and the word “TATAMI” had already appeared in the Japanese oldest book “Record of Ancient Matters” which was written in 712.
    It means tatami already existed in Nara era.


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