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.
What are tatami mats.
Perfected over 1300 years handmade japanese tatami is the most versatile flooring available.
Tatami is derived from the japanese word tatamu which refers to the foldability of the rug.
In martial arts tatami are the floor used for training in a dojo and for competition.
Today many tatami mats are manufactured with internal layers of wafer board wood or cardboard to reduce cost.
What is a tatami mat.
The inside is filled with rice straw while the outer layer is woven rush grass.
Our tatami mats are constructed of japanese rush grass with a double layer top for extra protection.
With proper care our tatami last up to 20 years.
The beauty and simplicity of japanese design tatami mats are traditional style floor coverings composed of layer of grass or straw filling with an external layer of woven straw covering.
Tatami are covered with woven soft rush 藺草 igusa straw the core is traditionally made from rice straw.
Each mat is sewn with a black fabric border and bound with twine.
A tatami mat is a traditional japanese straw mat made from rice straw and rush grass.
Pesticide free traditional japanese tatami mats in a classical japanese room setting.
This gives it uniform stiffness a soft surface and an extremely long life expectancy.