When looking for the cheap hotel in Tokyo, it was possible to stay in a private room of 3 tatami matsato in Yamatani at 2000 yen level. If the west is Nishinari in Osaka, the east is Yamatani in ...

But these new apartments — known as three-tatami rooms, based on how many standard Japanese floor mats would cover the living space — are pushing the boundaries of normal living.

The featured one-room measures 3-jo (畳), which means “three tatami mats.” That’s around 53-square feet.

Spilytus Co., the Tokyo-based real estate company that handles this property, has about 100 rental apartment buildings with each apartment the size of "three tatami mats and a loft" near train ...

But these new apartments — known as three-tatami rooms, based on how many standard Japanese floor mats would cover the living space — are pushing the boundaries of normal living. READ MORE ...

The tatami room, better known as 和室 (washitsu, “Japanese-style room”), is a space that features tatami mats as its main flooring element. Tatami mats are made from woven straw with a rice straw core ...