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Traditionally japanese houses and buildings have soft mat floors known as tatami.
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In many ways they re not as convenient as western floors but they re popular nonetheless.
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This shiki futon as it is called in japan is then made into a bed with sheets pillows and blankets for a firm and comfortable nights rest.
In japan taiwan and many other countries across the pacific rim the preferred manner of sleep is to rest upon a series of tatami mats grass straw floor mats upon which a futon style mat is placed.
In japan the size of a room is often measured by the number of tatami mats 畳 jō about 1 653 square meters for a standard nagoya size tatami alternatively in terms of traditional japanese area units room area and especially house floor area is measured in terms of tsubo where one tsubo is the area of two tatami mats a square.
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Like so many aspects of old japan people are nostalgic about tatami.
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