Can I use wet dust cloth/towel for wiping tatami mat?

Tatami mat hates humidity. If needed, please spill with a hard squeezed hot dust cloth. When you use a wet towel, Tatami mat will be damaged and become a stain. After spilling, make sure to re-spill with dry towel.

How do I clean for tatami mat daily?

For daily cleaning, vacuum or sweep by broomstick along the grain of tatami mat. If you use vacuum cleaner, bring cleaner itself not to soar up dusts. When the weather is good, open the window and be airy.

Can I lay carpet on the tatami mat？

We WILL NOT RECOMMEND you to lay a carpet on the tatami mat because tatami mat hates humidity. If you lay a carpet on your tatami mat, humidity goes nowhere and it causes mold and ticks.

How should I do when I find a dent on tatami mat?

When you place a heavy furniture like desk or chest on tatami mat, please remember to lay a piece of wood board between tatami and furniture so that the damage to tatami mat will be reduced. If a part of tatami has a dent, please set a hot towel on the dent and press over the towel with iron. After the iron, make sure to dry the tatami with cool wind like hair dryer.

How do I clean up for tatami edge?

Vacuum off the dust and brush with tooth brush or smaller brush using household cleaner gently and quickly. After brushing, spill with a hard squeezed hot dust cloth. Then please make sure to dry the tatami with cool wind like hair dryer.

How to clean pet’s mess / kerosene on tatami mat

1. Splinkle baby powder or flour to soak up wetness.
2. Vacuum that powder carefully.
3. Rinse the towel or dust cloth with hot water containing vinegar and squeeze hard.
4. Wipe away with towel.

If range is wide, add the way below
1. Rinse the towel or dust cloth with hot water containing household cleaner and squeeze hard.
2. Wipe away.
3. Rinse the towel or dust cloth with hot water containing vinegar and squeeze hard.
4. Wipe away.

In case you can’t clean your tatami well, you need to renew tatami surface or replace to new tatami.
In that case, please contact us with the picture.

How to fix cigarette burn

Light cigarette burn will be made less noticeable by bleaching Oxidol with absorbent swab. If the burn is noticeable after these procedure, please use steel wool to remove burn lightly and re-bleaching. In case you can’t clean your tatami well, you need to renew tatami surface or replace to new tatami.
In that case, please contact us with the picture.

Do I need to air tatami mat?

You don’t need to air tatami mat because tatami doesn’t contain suck so much moisture. But it’s good to dry under the floor.
Rice straw core of tatami is so heavy (28-30kg per a tatami mat) that it’s not easy to lift and dry. If you want to do so, please contact us.

Tatami surfade and humidity

Tatami surface hates direct sunlight, so in sunny room, please avoid direct sunlight with curtain or sunshade. Also surface of rush tatami always breathes. Too much humidity will cause mold to tatami. When the weather is good, open the window and be airy. When the air is too dry, please use spray to give humidity to tatami.