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LIVING IN JAPAN In a Japanese house Bathroom Toilet Architecture

Nowadays many modern houses do not have any traditional rooms anymore. On the other hand, many houses consist of both, traditional and modern Western-Japanese style rooms. The traditional Japanese room has a floor made of tatami mats. Tatami is made of straw, and you should always take off your shoes or slippers when stepping on it. The walls and doors of a traditional Japanese room are made of wood and paper and pushed to the side to open. The doors can also be removed completely. Tatami mat from a very close distance Most Japanese kitchens are equipped with a gas cooker, a rice cooker, a microwave oven, and, of course, a refrigerator. Typical gas cooker. The traditional Japanese bedroom is a tatami room. Only during the night a futon is put on the floor. It is kept in a closet (oshiire) during the daytime so that the room can then also serve as a living or dining room. Still today, most houses are not equipped with a central heating system. Instead gas ovens and air conditioners are used. Such ovens, however, are always turned off during sleeping, and when nobody is in the room. Gas heater Air conditioner Furthermore, a heatable table, called Kotatsu is a very popular furniture during the cooler time of the year. Rectangular Kotatsu There are special pages for the toilet and the bathroom.

JAPANESE FURNITURES Japanese style furnitures (Nagaokakyo Home Page) A list of several typical Japanese furnitures. Keeping warm - Old fashioned methods (Hiro's Homepage) About heating a Japanese house: Kotatsu, etc. Tatami - A Japanese Mat (Ms. Harada's Homepage) Information in text and images about tatami. Tatami (Living in Tokyo is...) General information about tatami. No links yet.