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Kotatsu: Buying a Japanese Heated Table That Lasts

A kotatsu is a table, a quilt and a replaceable heater: sizes in cm and inches, use on 120V, and tables made in Kagawa. Read More

How mt by Kamoi Kakoshi started the washi tape craze, plus die-cut bande, gold-foil BGM, and writable maste. Top 5 Ja... Read More

A reclining back with no legs, built for sitting on the floor at a low table. Good for some backs and bad for others ... Read More

Japanese sofas sit lower and shallower because the rooms are small. Useful criteria even if you buy locally — plus th... Read More

The superstition dates from the Showa era and was invented to teach tidying. The real reason to pack them away is hum... Read More

Textured washi and fountain pens fight each other. And formal Japanese letter paper is ruled vertically, which Englis... Read More

Nara wove mosquito netting until repellent killed the market. The cloth survived as a dishcloth that dries too fast t... Read More

Both descend from the Indian mala, but a juzu is held across both hands and rubbed, not counted. Which type to buy if... Read More

The cross-back apron came from Japan and has been copied everywhere. What the design actually does, and what still se... Read More

Okamura chairs tilt forward 10 degrees, which Western task chairs mostly do not. They are cut for smaller frames — bu... Read More