If you find yourself in a room with a hard mattress, Japanese rugs or tatami mat in a Japanese home or when you first visited Japan, try laying down on the floor. You are sure to understand the love the Japanese have for tatami mat and Japanese rugs.
Tatami mat for a good night sleep
Most people feel it's too hard to sleep on a futon without a futon underlay, unless you really like a hard mattress.
You may use tatami mat or Japanese rugs to releasing humid air that is produced from your body during the night.
Best pads for your sleep system
The best way to have a good sleeping surface with your twin or full size futon mattress is with a futon underlay.
Whether it might be a tatami mat or Japanese rugs, these are the best pads to add to your sleep system.
The pleasant plant aroma of igusa
Japanese rugs are made of a high-grade natural igusa grass featuring high absorbency, quick evaporation
and has a unique and pleasant plant aroma as igusa that is a perfect summer flooring selection, all produced and designed in Japan.
Uses 100% Rush Grass.(Grown in Japan). Use as a Oriental Rug on the floor, Use as a Underlay Mattress for the Japanese Traditional Futons too. Item unfolded dimensions: 39" x 83" x 0.5". Folded in three. Made by Japanese Craftsmen. Provides Maximum Comfort.
A hard mattress helps keep your back and body straight and the spine neutral while you are sleeping. The same benefits apply to sleeping on the floor or with a tatami mat or Japanese rugs.
Tatami mat, Japanese rugs or any futon underlay are made with a rush plant, igusa. Igusa smells good and it has a fresh, grassy smell. Also smooth to the touch, so it is comfortable for babies and young children.
Basically, a tatami is a hard mattress or Japanese rugs made with a durable grass weave like a mat. May it be an XL size or a twin size, it is simple, convenient and minimalist, traditional yet modern.
Enjoy the look, smell and feeling of these traditional Japanese rugs made from 100% Japanese igusa, so that they will last for a long time and age beautifully. Their contemporary design and coloring easily blends into various home decoration styles.
