Japanese habit –TATAMI(1)

A traditional Japanese house with the sunlight filtering gently through SHOJI screens and the floor covered with TATAMI mats. These borders also serve as a visual accent, when the TATAMI are laid out on the floor, Depending on the direction in which they are laid. TATAMI reflect the light differently.

Feeling the soft but firm texture of TATAMI evokes the sensation of walking barefoot on the grass.

Originally a symbol of power and prestige, TATAMI gradually became part of people’s daily lives.well, action! Stepping on the boarders came to be considered unrefined. So people began avoiding the edges of the TATAMI as they walked on them.