If you are tired of being cold in your home and have tried all the hacks for a warmer home in the winter, you might be interested to learn about the Japanese kotatsu, a warm and cozy winter ...

You might think you're pretty good at your ‘hygge’ routine (the Danish word for that particular feeling of comfort and cosiness), but perhaps you haven't come across the Japanese kotatsu.

Japanology Plus explores Japanese life and culture. In this five-minute digest, we look at Kotatsu: low tables with a heat source and a quilt. For generations, people have gathered around them in ...

NAGATORO, Saitama Prefecture--A popular winter tradition here, “kotatsu-bune” boats equipped ... boats are “mametan anka,” a traditional Japanese foot warmer that uses a single charcoal ...

“Kotatsu keep me warm and less worried about ... Later, Bonds House was turned into a share house for Japanese to help weather the public health crisis. Now, the Tokyo metropolitan government ...

A kotatsu is a heating device consisting of a table with a built-in brazier, covered with a thick blanket. In Japan, homes lack the underfloor heating system found in some countries, and ...

After a 2+ year absence, we have returned to the Hot Docs Cinema with four distinct Japanese films to keep you out of the cold! From romance to antiques to award-winners, our mini-festival of ...

The sequel to a love story based in the yuri lesbian romance genre The desires of its three central characters Kotatsu Orange and Meow become entangled Kajino Ryutaro who directed the previous ...

Twin brothers Koki, left, and Kotatsu Kumakura pose while holding the mascots and wearing the uniforms of their respective J-League clubs, Yokohama FC and Ventforet Kofu, at a press conference in ...