tatami

The Houki That Keeps a Quiet Threshold

A room houki gathers the night’s fine dust along the weave of tatami. Two long finishing strokes draw a narrow seam into the pan, and a breath of stillness holds the threshold.

The Weight of Rain: Listening to the Tatami with Kokoro After a Storm

After the storm, the tatami holds more than the scent of rain. It keeps a quiet presence—something Kokoro hears without sound or reason.