http://www.japannavigator.com/2008/01/24/tatami-mats-japan/ Guide to Japanese culture by Ad Blankestijn. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:16:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.japannavigator.com/2008/01/24/tatami-mats-japan/#comment-508 Ad Blankestijn Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:05:29 +0000 http://www.japannavigator.com/2008/01/24/tatami-mats-japan/#comment-508 Hello Jon, you are right, they are thick and extremely heavy! I suppose that is how they keep the house warm, with only a wooden floor underneath in traditional houses. I am really looking forward to living in a house with at least one tatami room... Hello Jon, you are right, they are thick and extremely heavy! I suppose that is how they keep the house warm, with only a wooden floor underneath in traditional houses. I am really looking forward to living in a house with at least one tatami room…

]]> http://www.japannavigator.com/2008/01/24/tatami-mats-japan/#comment-464 Jon Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:16:47 +0000 http://www.japannavigator.com/2008/01/24/tatami-mats-japan/#comment-464 I love tatami. They are comfortable to sit on and are not cold like wood or tile floors. I had thought the tatami mats were thin, maybe only 2 cm. thick. Then I saw one lifted up at my in-laws house and realized that the tatami mats are much thicker, maybe 5 to 7 centimeters I believe. I love tatami. They are comfortable to sit on and are not cold like wood or tile floors. I had thought the tatami mats were thin, maybe only 2 cm. thick. Then I saw one lifted up at my in-laws house and realized that the tatami mats are much thicker, maybe 5 to 7 centimeters I believe.

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