For three generations, the Morita family has been wrapping, stitching and trimming modular blocks of woven grass, known as tatami, in Tokyo's old downtown. But now, beset by cheap knockoffs and ...

Most tatami mats are a natural golden color, but those made by Mitsuru Yokoyama may be jade green, pink or even black. Tatami color swatches by the master maker Mitsuru Yokoyama. With its fragrant ...

When it comes to doing up the house flooring, marbles, red floors, designer tiles or even wooden slabs are common ones that are seen all over. But have you heard of the Japanese tatami mats which when ...

Japanese online retailer Felissimo has been transforming the way we decorate our homes over the years, giving us everything from cute kitten hand towels to feline screen door patches and mops shaped ...

If you imagine a Japanese room, chances are you think of something like the picture above: a simply furnished room with sliding "shoji" doors, a "tokonoma" with a hanging scroll, and a tatami mat ...