Two women are sitting at a kotatsu, a low, wooden table with a heat source covered by a futon. One of the women is reading. Next to her is an andon lamp. It looks really cozy. You can imagine it is a cold day and that there is a little cat all curled up under the table in the warm comfort of the heater.

I sat in a home in Uwajima during the winter that had one of these. Very warm and comfortable. We just sat around and talked.

# Mr. T · 2008-04-23

They truly are wonderful, aren’t they? I would love to move out of my modern apartment into a traditional home, cold, drafty and all, just to enjoy the coziness of the kotatsu.

# Kjeld Duits · 2008-04-23