What is Tatami?
Tatami is a traditional Japanese flooring material made of woven rush grass and Japanese paper. Originally, tatami was made by attaching woven rush grass to a board called a "Tatamidoko," which served as the core material.
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The smell of Tatami has a calming effect, cleans the air in the room, and keeps the humidity at an optimum level. When you are in a Tatami room, you will feel great, as if you are taking a forest bath.We invite you to experience the highest quality Tatami, which is made of materials carefully grown in Japan and carefully finished one by one by excellent craftsmen.It will surely be an experience that will remain in your life history.
What is Tatami?
Tatami is a traditional Japanese flooring material made of woven rush grass and Japanese paper. Originally, tatami was made by attaching woven rush grass to a board called a "Tatamidoko," which served as the core material. Many people imagine this tatami when they hear the word "Tatami," but the construction cost is very high, the floor must be reconstructed from scratch, and it is very difficult to maintain. What has been developed are "Tatami mats" and "Unit tatami" that extract only the good points of Tatami by using Tatami materials and production techniques. Today, the technology of Tatami has advanced greatly, and Tatami mats and Unit tatami can be easily incorporated into daily life. Therefore, they are overwhelmingly popular in Japan, and you can find many Tatami mats, Unit tatami, and Tatami mattresses on Tatamidia.
Benefits of Tatami
Tatami is meaningful not only for its beauty, but also for its function. Here, we will introduce the many benefits of tatami.
1. Regulating humidity
Tatami absorbs moisture when there is a lot of moisture in the air, and releases it when the air is dry.It is a people-friendly product that keeps your room comfortable throughout the year.
2. Clean the air and eliminate unpleasant odors
It is known that rush grass adsorbs nitrogen dioxide and formaldehyde in the air and cleans the air. It also has the effect of deodorizing ammonia and acetic acid, which are the source of unpleasant odors from sweat and the body. In addition, it is also effective against cigarette, pet, and excretion odors.
3. Heat Insulation and Heat Retention
Rush grass and straw, the materials used to make tatami, have air layers and contain a lot of air. Air has the property that it does not conduct heat easily. On hot summer days, the air contained in tatami blocks heat and provides comfort, and on cold winter days, it blocks cold air from outside.
Thus, Tatami has excellent heat insulation and heat retention properties, keeping you cool in summer and warm in winter.
4. Elasticity, sound absorption, and soundproofing
The air layer of rush grass and straw absorbs sound and provides soundproofing, absorbing footsteps and other sounds when walking on tatami. Tatami's elasticity, sound absorption, and soundproofing properties play an important role in making you feel at home on tatami.
5. Antibacterial properties
Research has shown that Tatami is effective against bacteria such as Escherichia coli, which causes food poisoning, ringworm, which causes athlete's foot, and microorganisms that cause foot odor.
Today, due to changes in lifestyle, the number of bacteria in a room tends to continue to increase. Tatami is effective against these bacteria.
6. Relaxation
Phytoncide, a component of Tatami material, is released by trees and is the source of the aroma of forest bathing. This is believed to have a healing and comforting effect, and the same effect can be achieved in a tatami room.
It also contains an ingredient called vanillin, which is also the source of the aroma of vanilla ice cream. Vanillin is believed to have a relaxing effect through mental stability.These ingredients allow people to feel relaxed, as if they are taking a forest bath, even in the comfort of their own home.
In addition, some studies have shown that vanillin also has the effect of improving the ability to concentrate.One study found that when a test was conducted in a wooden floored room and a tatami room, the answer rate increased in the tatami room.
How to clean Tatami
Taking care of tatami is not difficult.Many people yearn to have a Japanese-style room with tatami mats, but may have the impression that tatami is more difficult to clean than wood flooring, or that it is difficult to deal with dirt when it gets dirty. Although people tend to think that cleaning tatami is more difficult than flooring, it is surprisingly easy once you learn the tricks.
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