10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TATAMI»
Discover the use of
tatami in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
tatami and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Art of Japanese Architecture
Right: Beds (futon) laid out on tatami mats for the night. Sliding shoji and
tokonoma can be seen in the back. 1 8 mats Above: Typical arrangement of
tatami mats for different sized rooms. woven rush compressed straw Above:
Construction of a ...
2
Measure and Construction of the Japanese House
The tatami, as distinct as it is for the Japanese house, is not distinct in itself. It
functions as moderator and unifier of architectural contrasts and thus is, in its
nature, the product of a compromise between human and structural scale,
between ...
3
China, Japan, Korea: Culture and Customs
Domestic architecture during the Muromachi 室町時代 period (13361573)
witnessed the perfection of the shoin-zukuri 書院造 style, which is the precursor of
the present-day Japanese house with tatami mats covering the floors. The basic ...
4
Vanishing Japan: Traditions, Crafts & Culture
"Nyobo to tatami wa atarashii ho ga yoi" (wives and tatami are both when new) is
a comment on the delightful fresh smell of tatami mats. This old saying may be
obsolete on both counts modern bride's housekeeping and cooking skills have ...
5
Computing and Combinatorics: 16th Annual International ...
Auspicious Tatami Mat Arrangements Alejandro Erickson1, Frank Ruskey1, Mark
Schurch2, and Jennifer Woodcock1 1 Department of Computer Science,
University of Victoria, Canada 2 Department of Mathematics and Statistics,
University of ...
My T. Thai, Sartaj Sahni, 2010
6
Eloquent Obsessions: Writing Cultural Criticism
But Japanese culture is metonymic by design: a well-placed rock in a tiny garden
becomes a mountain, a crooked little bonsai tree can be an ancient cedar, and
the tatami room represents calm, unhurried space. After the futons are folded ...
Marianna Torgovnick, 1994
7
Elements of Japanese Design
Tatami floors were not the rule in the homes of common people until the latter
decades of the nineteenth century, as they were more expensive than wooden
floors. By the early decades of the twentiethcentury, however, tatami had
replaced ...
8
The Connoisseur's Guide to Sushi: Everything You Need to ...
Tatami are expensive; a sushi-ya will try to make them last. That is why you are
likely to see tatami the color of wheat, and slightly frayed. New tatami are a pale
green and have a wonderful, fresh-cut-grass aroma that's unforgettable. (There is
a ...
9
Introduction to Japanese Culture
Inside, the floors were made of tatami, straw mats covered with smoothly woven
rush. Rooms could be used for various purposes. They were separated by thin
sliding doors covered with paper or fabric. The side of the room bordering the
outer ...
10
The Language of Daily Life in England (1400_1800)
Finally, neither Table 9 nor Figure 2 gives any indication as to how the word
tatami was used, except that it was used throughout the existence of the EIC
factory at Hirado. Table 10. Occurrences Of tatami in the FACTORY collection by
writer.
Arja Nurmi, Minna Nevala, Minna Palander-Collin, 2009
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TATAMI»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
tatami is used in the context of the following news items.
Use this new Japanese pad to keep your cat in one spot with the …
But now you no longer need to actually make a cat circle — instead you can buy an adorable little tatami reed flooring mat from a Kyoto company. Give your ... «RocketNews24, Jun 15»
San Francisco's J-Pop Summit to Host Tatami Galaxy Artist Yusuke …
Nakamura drew the cover art for Tomihiko Morimi 's The Tatami Galaxy and Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome novels, and he is credited as the original ... «Anime News Network, Jun 15»
Tatami mat allows Japanese to feel at home even after death
TOYOHASHI, Aichi Prefecture--A traditional Japanese saying for expressing a desire to die a natural death, “I want to die on a tatami mat," can now come true for ... «Asahi Shimbun, May 15»
Noiz Architects take on tatami, weaving a new path for the Japanese …
Not long ago, tatami (thick mats made of a core of rice straw and a covering of woven soft-rush, called igusa) were the flooring material of choice for any room ... «wallpaper.com, Apr 15»
Louis André Goulay is Reunion Island's youngest tourism ambassador
Louis André Goulay competed with the world's best fighters on the tatami in Thessaloniki, Greece, where he participated in the Kyokushin World Junior Karate ... «eTurboNews, Apr 15»
'Silver porn,' starring elderly Japanese, finds its footing
Dressed in a kimono and kneeling silently on a tatami mat floor, 61-year-old Yasue Tomita looks as if she might be about to perform a Japanese tea ceremony ... «New York Daily News, Apr 15»
Why did rubble piles spontaneously combust in aftermath of …
Decomposing tatami mats, traditional flooring materials widely used in Japan, could have helped building debris ignite after the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami ... «Science AAAS, Dec 14»
Living Space Invaders! Taito's classic video game set to conquer …
While the floors of most modern Japanese homes are covered by hardwood, tile, or carpeting, many people still have a soft spot in their hearts for tatami. There's ... «RocketNews24, Dec 14»
Rivalry and friendship on the tatami in Nanjing
Another set of friends faced off on the tatami in the final, as Brigita Matic of Croatia defeated Bosnia's Aleksandra Samardzic. Afterwards, Matic admitted it was ... «Olympic, Oct 14»
Young titans of the tatami shine in Nanjing
The men's judo competition at Nanjing 2014 produced some hard-fought bouts and no little perspiration, with the four gold-medal winners all serving notice of ... «Olympic, Oct 14»
