たたみやさん tatami-ya-san tatami-maker
Links to tatami factory:
Tatami-maker たたみやさん tatamiyasan
Category Archives: KD 3-063 Sleeping
Welcome to a Japanese inn りょかん ryokan
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
Japanese inn りょかん
These photos were taken in three different ryokan, but that doesn’t matter as the purpose is an overview.
An interesting internal link,
if you want to know more about tatami:
Tatami
Here are two video clips made by two different American companies to promote a stay in a ryokan. One is a young gentleman who speaks perfect Japanese, and the other is a young lady who shows what a stay in an elegant inner city ryokan could be like.
Young gentleman:
Young lady:
Capsule Hotel カプセルホテル かぷせるほてる
On the left-hand side it reads:
be quiet in the room
Hang on one pickin’ moment?!
Are there another 3110 people in this building?
I hope not! (Probably only 110, but the 3 looks so impressive)
We can handle 16 and 15…
Sideways… easier in and out…
No smoking
Only three digits… Phew!
We told you it was fun!
Only 119 strangers… (manageable)
Uh oh… 722 ?
All mod-cons are really there.
Capsule Hotels have the advantage of a very convenient location; they are cheap to stay in; they are very clean and foreigners find them “amusing”. Some people find them claustrophobic, but hey, everything in Japan is at a premium as far as space is concerned.
We would personally feel uncomfortable (an age thing), but that is mainly for earthquake and or fire risk, although they are very strictly monitored for these risks. Oh well, your choice. They are definitely cheaper than taking a taxi home, should you feel slightly unsteady early in the morning after a very late night… Husbands rather deal with the bill than with the wrath of the wife in the morning. Youngsters back-packing around Japan think they are great!
Sauna Capsule 2800 Yen
Pachinko Slot – Sauna 1000 Yen
(Pachinko is a pinball machine)
Treasure hunting Yeah… Whatever.
Futon 布団 ふとん
Tatami たたみ
Tatami たたみ
Note the standard size of tatami. This means that all rooms in a house must be designed according to standardised measurements, otherwise the tatami wouldn’t fit. Rooms are measured according to the number of tatami in the space: six-tatami room, four-and-a-half-tatami room etc. The counter for tatami is jō じょう.
The soft green colour indicates that these are new tatami. With age they discolour to brown. Of course, after a few years one could turn the tatami mats upside down, so you have another lease of life out of your flooring. We wonder if it would be possible to turn western carpet upside down for another few years of usage?! There’s an idea!
Often people put (news)paper directly under the tatami just to cut out any small draughts.
Try not to walk on the edges as this would speed up wear and tear.
にほんま nihonma 日本間
or
わしつ washitsu 和室
Japanese-style room
eight-tatami room
There is a standardised pattern for laying out tatami.
or
わしつ washitsu 和室
Japanese-style room
eight-tatami room
There is a standardised pattern for laying out tatami.
The little square on the left is where the hibachi would be, should the owners wish to have a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Furniture would be moved out of the way and zabuton could be brought in to sit on. Of course, the room could also be used for futon.
A mixture of the modern and the traditional. The square under the table could be removed to show an enclosed pit, in which one could dangle the legs when sitting at the table. (See kotatsu).
These days hard foam is an easy substitute
ざいす zaisu
chair for tatami matting
Interesting internal link
Ryokan 旅館 りょかん
Lami Japan 
