plural tatami or tatamis
: straw matting used as a floor covering in a Japanese home
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The Rooms The 52-room hotel has six tiers of guest rooms, all of which blend traditional Japanese design (every room has tatami mat floors) with contemporary design.
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Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024
Loneliness had coated the inside of his cabinets like mold and thrived in the weave of his tatami.
—Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
Massara’s décor is as minimalist as a Japanese tatami room but, owing to high ceilings, hard surfaces, and a crowd as loud as arguing ESPN commentators, everyone else must speak louder as a result.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
It is built in the traditional Japanese style, with massive wooden beams, interlocking joinery, tile roofs, sliding screen doors and tatami mat flooring.
—Dani Benton, Contributor, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024
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Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024
Loneliness had coated the inside of his cabinets like mold and thrived in the weave of his tatami.
—Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
Massara’s décor is as minimalist as a Japanese tatami room but, owing to high ceilings, hard surfaces, and a crowd as loud as arguing ESPN commentators, everyone else must speak louder as a result.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
It is built in the traditional Japanese style, with massive wooden beams, interlocking joinery, tile roofs, sliding screen doors and tatami mat flooring.
—Dani Benton, Contributor, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Tatami.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tatami. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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