: straw matting used as a floor covering in a Japanese home
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Recent Examples on the WebOkubo's daughter, Atsuko, then emerges from an adjoining room to greet visitors and escort them up a tight flight of stairs to a second-floor tatami room, the traditional setting for the tea ceremony. Miki Lendon And Brad Lendon, CNN, 6 July 2022 But inside, walking around the two-story buildings, with their unusual mix of Japanese tatami and European furnishings, things are different; exhibits documenting Dejima’s past throw glimmers of light on its former residents. Rob Goss, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2022 Fitted with traditional tatami flooring, luxuriously comfortable futon mattresses, and enormous soaking tubs, the 84 rooms here ensure complete serenity and peace. John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2020 Turkey's Bilal Çiloğlu, the world's No. 9 lightweight, screamed and put his fists to his head after Ono pinned him helplessly to the tatami for an ippon, his wails echoing down the corridors. Greg Beacham, Star Tribune, 26 July 2021 Before her, an audience of hundreds sits on tatami mats. Ben Dooley, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2020 The roadway was a river of fire, with homes and their contents, tatami mats, futons, rucksacks, all in flames. Brad Lendon And Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 7 Mar. 2020 Osaka is not known for its relaxing onsen or graceful tatami-floored ryokan. Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2019 Traditional Japanese rectilinear designs had gable roofs and rooms matching the dimensions of tatami mats. Davina Jackson, Quartzy, 18 Sep. 2019 See More