November 2022
Good to be in “Tatami rooms” to relax
Tatami mat is traditional Japanese flooring made of woven straw.
A typical Japanese house has at least one tatami room as a parlour which is used for visitors to stay at night.
Because tatami rooms were once so common, we express the area size by the number of Tatami mats.
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