Tag:craft=tatami
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Workplace or office of an artisan for tatami mat.
Tatami is a mat made from rice straw, chipboard, and/or extruded polystyrene foam covered with a weave of soft rush, and usually made in a rectangular shape, twice as long as wide. Single tatami may be used as a mat, but it is quite common to be lined up as a flooring material in traditional Japanese rooms, and some adjustments are required to cover a room floor completely.
The trade of an artisan for tatami mat includes making, adjusting, repairing, and refreshing tatami mats. Their trade skills may be certified (in 2 grades) by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and recent statistics show 60-80 artisans are certified per year.
It is estimated that there are 6,000 shops in Japan.[1]
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Tatami mats on the wooden floor
Tatami mats lined up as a flooring material
Benches using tatami mat as the seat
A tatami mat to be repaired on the workbench
Men making tatami mats (19th century)
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