11 Culture Togeppo Saioku-ji Temple in Mariko Peter Sidell There are tatami mats on the floor, cool underfoot, and around the interior
8 Culture Suizenji Cherry Blossom Festival Bonson Lam Suizenji Park, the cherry blossom festival celebrates the coming of the New Year with ancient readings and tea ceremonies, where you can sit on a tatami mat
Culture Terashima Samurai House in Kanazawa Peter Sidell It's built in very traditional style, with soft, cool tatami mat floors
Food Kosoan Teahouse Kasia Szumna maple trees you will notice a room at the back, where people sit on straw mats... Up the steps, you can feel the softness of the tatami mats.
Food A Taste of Akita in Tokyo Carol Akiyama The grilled "hata-hata" fish comes either preserved in salt or
18 Accommodation Asobian: Shizuoka Japanese Farmstay Samuel Richards The house itself boasts a large dining room with traditional tatami mats
6 Culture Shoka Sonjuku School Lily in area, the school consists of one large room (eight tatami - floor mats
10 Culture Matsunaga Memorial Hall in Odawara Peter Sidell It's beautifully preserved, with tatami mats that are soft and cool