I'll never forget my first winter in Japan when I heard that some Japanese people sleep under the kotatsu. The kotatsu, as you may know, is a small table with a heating element under it and a quilt ...

TOKYO >> Contemporary lifestyles in Japan are reflected in new types of kotatsu, traditional tables with internal heating that are often draped with a futon (quilt) to retain warmth. Popular choices ...

Modern kotatsu are electric, but in the past they were heated with coals burned in a brazier, and the boar-water correlation was believed to ward off fires. It was customary on the day to enjoy ...

Japanese movie theaters are already pretty awesome, what with their reserved seats, alcoholic beverages, and in-lobby shops selling merchandise so that you can purchase that plush BB-8 or Captain ...

The glorious kotatsu is a beautiful aspect of Japanese culture. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s a low table with a built-in heater under it. By wedging a blanket between the top and bottom table ...

Those people sitting outside of a guest house in Tokyo's Sumida Ward weren't thrown out into the cold or denied a place to stay. Instead, the operators of Bonds House in the ward have installed ...

YANAGAWA, Fukuoka Prefecture--Taking a boat ride in the depths of winter may be the furthest thing from most people’s minds. But fear not, operators are offering tourists “kotatsu-bune” boats equipped ...

In cold weather it is good to wake with a hot drink, but a cool drink to drink in a warm room is also exceptional. When the other kotatsu is in it, a generous juice is added to Kidan (Kikan) and Fuji ...

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 ...