The annual ritual of Iwato Nage was held at Amano Iwato Shrine in the town of Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Dec. 22.

For three generations, the Morita family has been wrapping, stitching and trimming modular blocks of woven grass, known as tatami, in Tokyo's old downtown. But now, beset by cheap knockoffs and ...

From Europe, the US, and even the Middle East, eager importers of tatami mats now account for a sizable amount of orders ...

Businesses focused on the traditional flooring material are evolving product offerings and marketing goods overseas, hoping ...

Most tatami mats are a natural golden color, but those made by Mitsuru Yokoyama may be jade green, pink or even black. Tatami color swatches by the master maker Mitsuru Yokoyama. With its fragrant ...

A fifth-generation tatami craftsman near Nagoya, Japan is bucking tradition. Tatami, or a woven straw grass mat, is a symbol of Japan’s storied past. Usually laid down in square or rectangle patterns ...

When it comes to doing up the house flooring, marbles, red floors, designer tiles or even wooden slabs are common ones that are seen all over. But have you heard of the Japanese tatami mats which when ...

KYOTO--With demand for tatami plunging in Japan, a specialized trading firm here is eyeing a potential market of 2 billion people for the traditional mats. The company is selling tatami mats that ...

Over the past year, the Azerbaijan Judo Federation (AJF) has supplied nearly 6,000 "Taishan" brand tatami mats to 80 sports ...