Traditional Japanese style rooms (和室, washitsu) come with a unique interior design that includes tatami mats as flooring. Consequently, they are also known as tatami r… See more

In the early days, tatami was only used by the nobility who would sit on a single, stand-alone mat placed on the floor. Tatami became more widespread during the Muromach… See more

The traditional Japanese rooms that can be seen today mostly come in two basic styles: shoin and sukiya. Shoin style rooms originally served as study rooms in temples and typicall… See more

The sukiya style is a variation of the shoin style with subtle artistic differences. The sukiya style was heavily influenced by the tea ceremony and is commonly seen in tea rooms. Suk… See more