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When looking at the quality of tatami, it is important to discern the quality of the soft rush.

When looking at the quality of tatami, it is important to discern the quality of the soft rush.

Soft rush is an agricultural product. As in the case of industrial products, these are not all uniform.

Soft rush grows to a length of approximately 140cm, and the part used for tatami is the central 90cm-110cm part.

In the case of soft rush, the root section is white, and the central section is a deep green, with something similar to cotton itself, with brown tips.

Points that greatly affect the quality of soft rush

How good the state of the cotton is
The green should be uniform within each item
There is soft rush where the green turns black in places, and if it is tanned by the sun after being made into tatami, it may turn black, and the tatami may have a mottled pattern turn.

High-quality soft rush has the following attributes

Long
Color is uniform
It has a full body
When tanned, it has a beautiful golden-brown color

Low-quality soft rush has the following attributes

Short
Color has black areas
The white root section takes up a lot of the grass, and there is little green
Tips are brown
Thin
When tanned, it tends to have a mottled pattern.

For this reason, the price is cheap.

Uses for high-quality soft rush

Shrines and temples
High-quality housing

Uses for popular soft rush products

General housing
Condominiums

Uses for short soft rush

Leased housing
Folk handicrafts

After 3 months have passed, it starts to change color due to tanning, and the appearance changes to a greater extent than the difference in price.

Short soft rush tatami has short durability.

The soft rush used in the tatami made by the TOKYO TATAMI MAKER is only high-quality soft rush.

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