Monday, November 10, 2008

I love my kotatsu

Today I spent the day rolling my carpet back out in my living room so that I could put my blanket on my kotatsu table. One of the nice things about Japanese winter is the kotatsu. A kotatsu is a coffee table with a removable table top so that a blanket can be placed between it and the frame, which holds a little electric heater.

I found this picture on Wikipedia. It shows the way we live under our kotatsu here in Japan in the winter. It becomes our desk, dinner table, a place to read and even take naps.

I have had a lovely evening sitting under my kotatsu, hopefully the first of many this winter!

2 comments:

McMGrad89 said...

Shan, I learn so much coming to read your blog. Thanks for sharing about the kotatsu.

Shilo said...

Wow! That's super interesting!
Visiting from Coffeegirl...looking forward to book clubbin' it with you!
Blessings,
Shilo