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2. Tatami - Wikipedia

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   Edoma (江戸間) tatami: 1.76 by 0.88 m (5 ft 9 in by 2 ft 11 in), also called Kantōma (関東間) tatami, originated from Tokyo; In terms of traditional Japanese length units, a tatami is 1 by 0.5 ken, or equivalently 6 by 3 shaku. The length of these units varies regionally, which led different regions to develop separate tatami size ...

3. Futon - Wikipedia

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   Japanese-style futon s laid out for sleeping in a ryokan (inn). In green, three shikibuton s per bed; in red, turned-back kakebuton s. The top two futons in each stack are covered in white fitted sheets, matching the pillowslips. A futon is a traditional Japanese style of bedding.

4. Washitsu - Wikipedia

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   Many new construction Japanese apartments have no washitsu at all, instead using linoleum or hardwood floors. The size of a washitsu is measured by the number of tatami mats, using the counter word jō (畳), which, depending on the area, are between 1.5 m 2 and 1.8 m 2. (See tatami.) Typical room sizes are six or eight tatami mats in a private ...

5. Ryokan - Wikipedia

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   A room in the Tamatsukuri Onsen Ryokan (Arima Onsen) Ryokan interior, hallway Ryokan interior, door and stairs. A ryokan [a] is a type of traditional Japanese inn that typically features tatami-matted rooms, communal baths, and other public areas where visitors may wear nemaki and talk with the owner. [1]

6. Bed base - Wikipedia

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   A bed base, sometimes called a foundation, is the part of a bed that supports the mattress. The bed base can itself be held in place and framed by the bedstead ( bed frame ). In the United States, box-spring bed bases are very common (to the point where 'bed base' and 'box spring' may be used synonymously, and the term "platform bed" is used ...

7. Housing in Japan - Wikipedia

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   Additionally, advertisements quote the sizes of the rooms—most importantly, the living room—with measurements in tatami mats (jō (畳) in Japanese), traditional mats woven from rice straw that are standard sizes: 176 by 88 cm (69 by 35 in) in the Tokyo region and 191 cm by 95.5 cm in western Japan. "2DK; one six-tatami Japanese-style room ...