Tatami mats are a traditional flooring unique to japan.
What are tatami mats made of.
A tatami mat is a traditional japanese straw mat made from rice straw and rush grass.
With proper care our tatami last up to 20 years.
Made with woven straw these mats are a key element of traditional japanese architecture.
These traditional tatami mats are made from high quality materials such as rush grass surface stitching yarn tatami border and protective backing are all imported from japan.
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.
And we recommend tatami with border installed.
The inside is filled with rice straw while the outer layer is woven rush grass.
Tatami mat has a gentle firm and hard surface.
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.
Perfected over 1300 years handmade japanese tatami is the most versatile flooring available.
Today tatami is made by machines but for the most part of its history people wove the igusa straw by hand.
That is because it is the most tatami like style.
Tatami are covered with woven soft rush 藺草 igusa straw the core is traditionally made from rice straw.
In martial arts tatami are the floor used for training in a dojo and for competition.
This gives it uniform stiffness a soft surface and an extremely long life expectancy.
Tatami sheet is the material that covers the surface of the cut place tatami not only you can make your own tatami floor with a little bit of creativity you can create beautiful artwork such as rugs and tapestries.
The edge of the rush grass covering is bounded with a plain border fabric called heri that is made from the hem material.
If you want to continue to experience the real japanese culture let s choose a rectangular tatami rather than a half size tatami mat.