tag:tatami-mat.oyaku.com,2008://3 2008-06-07T04:37:29Z Tatami, which is familiar by a Judo competition, is a culture from Japanese ancient times. In Japan, it is pushed by a crowd of westernization, and environment surrounding of Tatami is changing. Movable Type 3.2-ja-2 tag:tatami-mat.oyaku.com,2008://3.127 2008-05-02T10:55:58Z 2008-06-07T04:37:29Z

A floor heater is possible in a Japanese-style room of a tatami. There are types that to put the source of heat under a tatami, the type that tatami itself runs hot, and there are types to lay a tatami on a conventional floor heater.

shu A floor heater is possible in a Japanese-style room of a tatami. There are types that to put the source of heat under a tatami, the type that tatami itself runs hot, and there are types to lay a tatami on a conventional floor heater. Tatami used to be thick conventionally because the feeling used to be the serious consideration that it had been intercepted even if you put the source of heat below. Because a thin, comfortable tatami (about15mm thickness) had been developed, it opened a way to a floor heater in a tatami. Even the thing which puts the heating element which led to an electric outlet between the tatami inside, the thing which has a temperature sensor in a tatami facing, the thing that heat conduction is good even if there is thickness, various products came out. Construction is simple and is reliable even if there are a child and the elderly because it does not cause a fire. Of course, other than winter, you can use it as a normal tatami. When you take a nap on these floor heated tatami, you might fall into a deep sleep. tag:tatami-mat.oyaku.com,2008://3.126 2008-05-02T10:47:00Z 2008-06-06T06:09:48Z

There is a method of "a reversing", "changing tatami facing", and "new tatami" to exchange a tatami mat.

shu There is a method of "a reversing", "changing tatami facing", and "new tatami" to exchange a tatami mat. When you sit down on a tatami or lie, there can be the thing that clothes are accompanied by a threadbare small rush from tatami facing. That is a sign for reversing a tatami. It is also a sign of flip, when tatami facing discolors, and to become brown. Generally an aim is 2 or 3 years. A rush grass becomes fluffy from tatami faxing, and when a stain occurs, it’s a good idea to change the tatami facing. Fluffy means when rush grass wears out to become fluffy and is to stand. It is a sign for changing tatami facing, which generally in 7 years. If unevenness of tatami facing becomes remarkable and when you walk and feel it soft, let's replace it for a new tatami. Generally an aim is 15-30 years. tag:tatami-mat.oyaku.com,2008://3.125 2008-05-02T10:44:19Z 2008-06-05T06:11:47Z

Let's use a vacuum cleaner on a tatami mat. When you wipe it with a dry cloth, it becomes more beautiful. There are some points for cleaning of a tatami.

shu Let's use a vacuum cleaner on a tatami mat. When you wipe it with a dry cloth, it becomes more beautiful. There are some points for cleaning of a tatami. ●Vacuum Clean The point is to run along grain of a tatami, slow without laying emphasis. It’ll damage tatami facing if you run against the grain of tatami. ●Wipe with a dry cloth Wipe the whole side of tatami, including the hem, with a dry cloth, after having absorbed dust with a vacuum cleaner. When it is awfully stained, wipe it with a rug which you wring out firmly and cut water. Do not use wet rug. Mold may grow. In addition, make ventilation better sometimes. It is ventilation of a room at the same time to air futon in a porch on a fine day. A tatami is weak in moisture Furthermore, air is easy to go in a tatami when you lift one corner of a tatami with an empty can. But of direct rays of the sun make too much a hit, and is not good. A tatami is easy to come to ache, and sunburns increase. tag:tatami-mat.oyaku.com,2008://3.124 2008-05-02T10:29:55Z 2008-06-04T07:16:54Z

Ask a tatami-maker for the disposal of unwanted tatami. A fee may apply for a pick up. For some area, their local government disposes it for you.

shu Ask a tatami-maker for the disposal of unwanted tatami. A fee may apply for a pick up. For some area, their local government disposes it for you. Because harmful gas such as dioxin occurs when you just burn a tatami in an incinerator that tatami-maker and the local government must hand it over to a processing supplier as industrial waste. Straw and chemical substances (Styrofoam etc.) have to be separated for recycling. There are about 1,000,000 quires of old tatami each year. A redisposition device for exclusive use of a tatami mat is developed while a disposal cost becomes a social problem. tag:tatami-mat.oyaku.com,2008://3.123 2008-05-02T10:27:46Z 2008-06-03T12:39:17Z

If tatami facing does a change of color (sunburn) in sunlight and wears out, let's reverse a tatami mat. (There is tatami facing on both sides)

shu If tatami facing does a change of color (sunburn) in sunlight and wears out, let's reverse a tatami mat. (There is tatami facing on both sides) You may depend on tatami-maker, and it is not that even one can not do it. It’s a good idea to change tatami hem at the same time. An aim to reverse a tatami mat depends on the use situation, but every two or three years are common. When it is stained when you reverse the tatami, or if you’ve already reversed it in the past, you have to renew tatami facing. (Omote gae) When a stain/crut is too terrible, tatami mat in itself becomes unstable, and a hindrance is given even if you reverse it. Let’s think well for a timing of flip. tag:tatami-mat.oyaku.com,2008://3.122 2008-05-02T10:24:39Z 2008-06-02T16:12:24Z

Chemical Tatami is a tatami where tatami flooring is made with formation product such as a polystyrene form or an insulation board. Because it does not use straw, a mite and mold are hard to occur and are hygienic. This is the first factor that a chemical tatami was developed.

shu Chemical Tatami is a tatami where tatami flooring is made with formation product such as a polystyrene form or an insulation board. Because it does not use straw, a mite and mold are hard to occur and are hygienic. This is the first factor that a chemical tatami was developed. There is a chemical tatami with a little straw, and this is called “a straw sand tatami flooring”. Pure straw tatami flooring is tending to decrease these days that a ratio of chemical tatami becomes more than half. Good points of Chemical Tatami -A mite and mold are hard to occur and are hygienic and healthy -It is light, and carrying around is simple（Weight is about a one-third of a straw tatami） - There are few changes of color by sunlight - Because it does not require much technology for production, a price is cheap Bad points of Chemical Tatami - Remnant life of chemical tatami is shorter than a straw tatami - It has little absorbency which is one of the important characteristics of a tatami - The touch is firm - Because dioxin occurs when you burn it, it is a troublesome task for disposal - It can become a factor of chemical sensitivity syndrome tag:tatami-mat.oyaku.com,2008://3.121 2008-05-02T10:20:50Z 2008-05-29T07:43:32Z

Tatami Accessory is a Japanese style small object that uses edge materials of tatami or a straw mat. If you like tatami, you may like Tatami Accessory as well.

shu Tatami Accessory is a Japanese style small object that uses edge materials of tatami or a straw mat. If you like tatami, you may like Tatami Accessory as well. Photos of Tatami Accessory　－－－＞　Tatami Accessory Some place holds a workshop of a tatami accessory. ]]> tag:tatami-mat.oyaku.com,2008://3.120 2008-05-02T10:17:31Z 2008-05-28T13:19:30Z

Storage Tatami is a storage box which uses tatami for the cover on the top. Some has drawer on the side.

shu Storage Tatami is a storage box which uses tatami for the cover on the top. Some has drawer on the side. Photos of Storage Tatami　－－－＞　Storage Tatami You are able to assemble by yourself and able to make Japanese style space by a layout. You can use it as a bench as well. It has an enough height to store cloths that it is very convenient. ]]> tag:tatami-mat.oyaku.com,2008://3.119 2008-05-02T10:09:27Z 2008-05-27T14:19:30Z

Have you seen a tatami being spread all over at washing space of a hot spring and a bating institution? They are Washable Tatami. A washable tatami is useful in a general household.

shu Have you seen a tatami being spread all over at washing space of a hot spring and a bating institution? They are Washable Tatami. A washable tatami is useful in a general household. Photos of how to wash a Washable Tatami　－－－＞　Washable Tatami ]]> tag:tatami-mat.oyaku.com,2008://3.118 2008-05-02T10:04:29Z 2008-05-26T04:37:48Z

Tatami Carpet is a carpet done with rush grass. A Japanese-style houseroom is available willingly when you spread it in a floor and a corridor of a Western-style room

shu Tatami Carpet is a carpet done with rush grass. A Japanese-style houseroom is available willingly when you spread it in a floor and a corridor of a Western-style room Photos of Tatami Carpet　－－－＞　Tatami Carpet The carpet you know is not the only carpet. Flooring has slender looks and it is functional, but it could give you a pain in a foot when you sit down directly. The thing that what get cold from a step in winter is hard to a person having poor circulation, that when you have Tatami Carpet on Western-style room, it will fix this problem, and it will give you the fresh sense that it feels like you renovated the room. It can be cut into a shape of a room to fit in, which normal tatami can not. It is also possible to put it on regular tatami which needs to be changed, to control the expense. (We do not recommend it very much though) Small version of Tatami Carpet can be used as a doormat, for a little alcove, or a mat for a flower vase. ]]> tag:tatami-mat.oyaku.com,2008://3.117 2008-05-02T09:57:47Z 2008-05-24T16:08:46Z

Washi Tatami is a tatami which uses Washi (Japanese paper) for tatami facing instead of rush grass. They knit the Japanese paper which is made small and thin like rush grass carefully. A mite and mold do not occur, and even atopic dermatitis and an allergic person are reliable

shu Washi Tatami is a tatami which uses Washi (Japanese paper) for tatami facing instead of rush grass. They knit the Japanese paper which is made small and thin like rush grass carefully. A mite and mold do not occur, and even atopic dermatitis and an allergic person are reliable Photos of Washi Tatami　－－－＞　Washi Tatami Even though they are paper, it is not easy to tear. It can be cleaned with wet towel, and dirt is easy to fall. It is rare to change color by sunburn and keeps its beauty. The touch and the absorbency are the same level as rush grass. ]]> tag:tatami-mat.oyaku.com,2008://3.116 2008-05-02T09:53:21Z 2008-05-22T12:38:24Z

Non-Hem Tatami is a regular tatami without hem. Ryukyu Tatami and Meseki Tatami is non-hem tatami, design characteristics of a room improves by how to spread.

shu Non-Hem Tatami is a regular tatami without hem. Ryukyu Tatami and Meseki Tatami is non-hem tatami, design characteristics of a room improves by how to spread. Ichimatsu design, the checker board design, by putting non-hem half size square tatami in different direction with 90 degree is representative example. The regular tatami, with hem, is sewed hem on the tatami facing which is cut with constant width. For non-hem tatami, an edge of tatami facing is sewed inward. Appearance is slender, but strength of an edge of tatami is inferior is easy to come to spoil easily. tag:tatami-mat.oyaku.com,2008://3.115 2008-05-02T09:48:28Z 2008-05-21T08:08:01Z

Ryukyu tatami used to be used for Judo tatami; however, tatami with chemical synthesis is used for Judo tatami these days.

shu Ryukyu tatami used to be used for Judo tatami; however, tatami with chemical synthesis is used for Judo tatami these days. Former Judo tatami used Ryukyu tatami with Shittoui (a plant of a cyperaceous) for tatami facing However, because of the safety and a good point of the handling, raw materials supply and a study on a production cost side advance that formation products with an insulation board with plywood and foaming rubber on a polyethylene form overturned in Judo tatami. Some are recognized officially by All Japan Judo Federation. There is a judo lover using a judo tatami made from Ryukyu tatami because of the durability and a long-term cost, and influence side to a body. There is no hem on Judo tatami. This is to prevent to get hurt from rolled up hem during a competition. The softness is necessary to lighten a shock when the competitor is thrown, but reasonable hardness is needed for quick movements. It is the well-done flooring that harmony is good, and a tatami satisfies these. tag:tatami-mat.oyaku.com,2008://3.114 2008-05-02T09:45:08Z 2008-05-20T07:40:59Z

Color tatami is a tatami with tatami facing which uses dyed rush grass. The choices are grey, yellow, green, beige, pink, blue, ivory etc.

shu Color tatami is a tatami with tatami facing which uses dyed rush grass. The choices are grey, yellow, green, beige, pink, blue, ivory etc. Color Tatami photos　－－－＞　Color Tatami When you make a Japanese style space in Western style room, color tatami will fit in better. You can easily redecorate it if you do flooring with plural colors by sorting them. The color will not be stained on your clothes or hands. There is not a smell, too, but uneven coloring occurs because it is dyed with a natural rush. Because they are hard to fall to pieces comparing to a normal tatami, and scuffing is hard to happen, the elderly, babies and children are reliable. It is hard to change color even if it tans and does not stand out. ]]> tag:tatami-mat.oyaku.com,2008://3.113 2008-05-02T09:41:10Z 2008-05-19T09:04:00Z

Styro tatami is the tatami which uses a foaming form for a tatami floor. It is covered by a tatami facing and locked in with the hem, the appearance does not have any difference from regular tatami. It is lightweight and sanitary.

shu Styro tatami is the tatami which uses a foaming form for a tatami floor. It is covered by a tatami facing and locked in with the hem, the appearance does not have any difference from regular tatami. It is lightweight and sanitary. The photos of cross-section diagram of Styro Tatami　－－－＞　Styro Tatami Weight is around 1/3 of the tatami which uses only straw. Because it is cheap, light weight, good heat retention and absorbency, it is practical, but it may be said that after all a straw tatami can be superior with the durability and the feel. ]]>