Friday, January 20, 2012

I had a Japanese experience in Lumbini, Nepal

Guess what? I took this photo at my hotel room in Lumbini, Nepal.  It was a Japanese-style room you might see anywhere in Japan, but I was in Nepal, so it was kinda weird. There were shojis, tatamis, futons, a low table and such. On the table there were a Japanese-styled tea set. So, let's clarify some Japanese word. Shoji is kind of like a door and it's designed to slide open. It's made with wooden frame and thin traditional Japanese paper called washi. Tatami is kind of like a floor mat which made of rice straw. You must go barefoot on Tatami mats. Futon is like a bed. In Japan most people lay futons on Tatami mats. During the hot and humid summer days in Japan, a lot of Japanese prefer to nap on Tatami mats without futons.

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