Print Email Facebook Twitter Tatami Title Tatami Author Hein, C.M. (TU Delft OLD History of Architecture & Urban Planning) Contributor de Ridder, A.C. (editor) Date 2016-10-30 Abstract Use of the tatami mat reportedly goes back to the 8th century (the Nara period in Japan) when single mats began to be used as beds, or brought out for a high-ranking person to sit on. Over centuries it became a platform that has hosted all facets of life for generations of Japanese. From palaces to houses, from temples to spaces for martial art, the tatami has served as support element for life. Used as an integrated floor element, it is a multifunctional platform for many daily practices: from sleeping to eating, from leisure to work. A tatami mat is a space to sleep. Rolling out a futon mat turns a room into a bedroom. Bringing out a smaller zabuton cushion to sit on and a folding table makes the same space a dining room. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:9e1663c1-0f77-4cee-a0fb-5381013b4b9c Publisher Delft University of Technology Source Kyoto Design Lab.: The tangible and the intangible of the Machiya House Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type book chapter Rights © 2016 C.M. Hein Files PDF 161113_Kyoto_booklet_web.pdf 371 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:9e1663c1-0f77-4cee-a0fb-5381013b4b9c/datastream/OBJ/view