Seeing the pattern align with the layers(9:30) was very satisfying

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

4 жыл бұрын

So glad!

@bae_onetta

4 жыл бұрын

I was not the only one HAHA

@LilyBeta

3 жыл бұрын

I said that is childish. But then i am satisfied as well. I AM CHILDISH!! XD

@TheCaptainsAntics

3 жыл бұрын

Perfection

@OrangeC7

3 жыл бұрын

The amount of attention to detail shown shows the passion that was put into it.

Fun fact: When buying a split A/C unit Japanese will use the amount of tatami mats in a given room to give you the size of the unit you should buy.

@ace3han

4 жыл бұрын

Fun fact tatami is is a unit of measurement for house area in Japan.

@ExileXCross

4 жыл бұрын

@@ace3han beat me to it

@jocoma23

4 жыл бұрын

@@ace3han huh, interesthing

@UCmDBecUtbSafffpMEN3iscA

4 жыл бұрын

@@ace3han ohoho, now that makes sense!

@user-oq5yr1kp1d

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. And when you hear it’s a 4.5jou(4.5Tarami)room Then you’ll know it’s a square shaped room. You can’t make a exact square without splitting a tatami

Craftsmanship is a dying breed. And that man is as wine, as he ages, he will get better.

@trstmeimadctr

3 жыл бұрын

Japan is very good at keeping their craftsmanship alive because even though shintoism isn't practiced by many people, its root belief that an object that is cared for develops its own spirit has subtly embedded itself in the way people perceive the things around them, even though they may not believe it in a literal sense.

@TarmanTheChampion

3 жыл бұрын

totally, hes already perfect. with age he becomes priceless!

@akihikosakurai4013

3 жыл бұрын

@@trstmeimadctr a lot of shinto traditions have become ingrained in Japanese culture so even if people gradually stop practicing it, the traditions will stay alive in one form or another

5:16 The dude is so proud of his work, and he should be. The craftsmanship is amazing. Look how everything matches perfectly in size, pattern alignment and layer thickness. That throne seat... wow. I bet that the Emperor said: "Whoever can make me a layered tatami capable of keeping all the patterns matching along all the edges will get the greatest master craftsman honor!"

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

4 жыл бұрын

Good Point LOL...I greatly appreciate it!

@RraMakutsi

3 жыл бұрын

why would anyone make it any other way?... kinda sad that one must take pride in simply doing something the way it should be done... our society has gone so far downhill

@MrCrazieman

3 жыл бұрын

@@RraMakutsi its not that people are unwilling to do it that way, its just the sheer quality and skill displayed by this man. Some people's skill is just naturally much higher than the general public's, i think.

Miyake is already such an impressive craftsman, imagine how good his work will be when he's 70.

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

4 жыл бұрын

yeah, Thank you very much!

I never realized they were so thick.

@bezahltersystemtroll5055

3 жыл бұрын

the way it appears in the video, the Emperor gets an extra thicc tatami mat 😂

@DBT1007

3 жыл бұрын

indeed they are not that thick. the thick ones usually for noble and stuff like that. the higher-up people. poor ppl only use the normal thin tatami mat that you can see in every Japanese movies and animation. but it's also not that thin like carpet.

Never heard of Tatami Mats, but glad I watched this

Thank you very much for uploading and documentation. I'm a handworker in germany and i feel in deep respect to this kind of people. I hope that this kind of handwork tradition will survive the industrie revolution. To own such kind of handmake products are full of life and not "icecold steriele" like the stuff from hightech factory ! Thumbs up ...

Ahhh yes. The soothing effects of symmetry .... Balance must always be maintained

@mutiyangpilingbabae9207

3 жыл бұрын

"I love symmetry!"

@purrfekt

3 жыл бұрын

The OCD in me approves.

The music near the end gave me some big old school monster hunter feels.

This is very humbling😍attention to detail and perfecting a trade have never made so much sense to me watching this no wonder there is so much pride in the handiwork of these masters. Truly inspirational😊makes me want to be like them one day

Simple video, yet very interesting as well. The craftsmanship is wonderful to watch, and I would hope it will still be passed on to generations to come.

Stunning masterpieces and skills for them....

That was 1 of the most relaxing things i'v ever watched. amazing attention to detail,stunning skills from a stunning culture, good stuff

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Wow. True craftsmanship is put into making these tatami.

What a talented, dedicated young man!

youtube be like: Uuuuuh let me suggest you a video about the crafting and meanings of tatamis !

@faile73

3 жыл бұрын

and let's all thank it for that :)

This video deserves way more likes and views.

Thank you so much for sharing these, your editing was perfect, the music really brings the attention onto how important conserving many traditions is. Keep it up you got a new sub.

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Fascinating. And the amazing attention to detail and alignment is wonderful.

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Enjoyed your video and gave it a Thumbs Up

Awesome vid. Didn't look for this but I stayed till the end. Beautiful craftsmanship

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

The placement of the decorative side piece really has to be on point or they won't align... I'm guessing that is where the real skill comes in

thats an incredible amount of work

Those pattern are one of the most beautiful things on earth. Those magical dots shapes. So astounding.

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

These are a traditional mats, and are very beautiful.

I always thought it is only a mat... Man I was wrong! Great craftsman!

The commitment to perfection is exquisite. The work looks so naturally beautiful. Japan and China were on to something really important, beautiful and sublime. Too bad the rest of the world didn't catch on.

This is so wonderful

Imagine being a part of a culture that collectively has OCD

@RraMakutsi

3 жыл бұрын

I wish... i was born into a society that collectively doesn't give a fuck, and it's infuriating

@morrigancollins2092

3 жыл бұрын

More they're a culture that existed on an island with poor natural resources, and thus they learned to substitute exquisite craftsmanship and loving labor to make sure they didn't waste materials-- and then, with that philosophy, extended it to turning their daily work into an art all its own.

Wow so beautifully made 🧡🧡🧡🧡

Shugyo- Imagine if everyone took this much thought, detail and care into every aspect of ones life how much of a different place this world would be... Watching the direction of where things are going nowadays is very disconcerting.

Here in my village, we have something really similar to this. We have "Kathi chi chatai"(water reeds mat), and due to the same reasons as modernization and industrialization, the traditional process of manufacturing these mats has taken a hit.

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

4 жыл бұрын

WOW Thank you Harshal, very cool!

@Serjo777

3 жыл бұрын

Where are you from?

That’s an incredible workmanship...I’m highly respected them the quality...wow

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Amazing!

Perfect

As much as I appreciate this transitional art, I think i'd settle with sitting on a sofa. We used to own tatami mat/roll when I was younger. Put it on top of your mattress and it is the best thing to sleep on during summer.

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

4 жыл бұрын

Well that would be nice, Thanks for sharing!

@roronoahkz

4 жыл бұрын

@Lee Roy Lmao such pride over being a keyboard warrior. Do you make a living off catching typo on the internet? And how sad are you to like your own comment right after entering it? For your information, there are such thing as tatami roll. It is a popular item in Asia and yes you do put them on top of your mattress because it will stay cold throughout the night even in the summer. Not all tatami are for flooring you ignorant fuck. You were so hung up with talking smack you started running your mouth before even finish reading the comment.

@jirosx5784

4 жыл бұрын

Lee Roy Jeeba leeba it’s a video about making floor coverings

@kyumazu1926

3 жыл бұрын

@Haytham Kenway calm your tits down

@Time2RockUrLive

3 жыл бұрын

@@roronoahkz hahahahahaha, burnt. Well done mate :D

Awesome

PERFECTION

Last year in Kyoto I came across a tatami making studio selling colossal stacks of mini-tatami out of the front window, presumably as accessories for people to pose figmas/nendos on. Ended up buying a few, I can't imagine what goes into scaling all that work down into a 6"x12" size and still keep everything tight and precise.

the way the pattern has to be continuous using those small stripes is some mad quality 😱

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

This is a quality recommendation!.

素晴らしい！

Nothing screams perfection more than Japanese traditions

Sensibility and hard work, that's real freedom and power. My respects to this people.

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

3 жыл бұрын

my respects to you too!

that looks like a crazy amount of work

This video is severely underrated

awesome

Incredible sequence with alignment...Grand work by real masters

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@muhammedshahbazsadiq5995

4 жыл бұрын

Woodworking Enthusiasts keep it up...good luck

This is an art that I hope never goes away.

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

3 жыл бұрын

I greatly appreciate it

There's lots of information on KZread about the covers and bindings for tatami mats, but nothing on the mats themselves.

Very interesting!

That is Emperor Shomu (聖武天皇) at 0:21 and he reigned about 1300 years ago, not 300 years ago. Emperor Seimu (成務天皇) lived from 131 to 191.

@murasakimitsubachi

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was like "HOLD UP" - literal seconds into the video and the very first sentence uttered is wrong on multiple counts...

@yareyare_dechi

3 жыл бұрын

they also called mt hiei, fuji

Awesome video

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Very interesting. I was looking up tatami for test cutting. I had assumed that the mats were just spread on the floor in a single thin layer. I had no idea it was a whole system

Great Video 👏👏👏🤗🤗🤗😘😘😘🥰🥰🥰🥰

Um trabalho fantástico majestoso de um capricho e dedicação parabéns a estes profissionais que mostram que um bom trabalho não acaba

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

😎🤙 great skills!

Emperor Seimu reigned in the 2 century AD, so the oldest Tatami mat must be over 1,800 years old! The young man in this video is blessed with a remarkable gift of making perfection seem understated, elegant and truly fit for an emperor. What is it about the Japanese - that they have the ability to turn anything they put their hands to into an art form.

@jimichan7649

5 жыл бұрын

You're right, but they showed Emperor Shomu.

The attention to detail is awesome.. Awesome doesn’t seem like enough..

@holemajora598

2 жыл бұрын

Aww inspiring..

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

2 жыл бұрын

glad you enjoyed it!

Wow!

⭐️

If you have never smelled a tatami mat, you're missing a heavenly scent !!

amazing

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

I went to Japan last year and visited a tatami binding factory. It was really interesting. I got to make my own mini tatami mat there and it’s so cute. I wish it was bigger so I could use it in my house!

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

3 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Glad you like it!

I felt the video, while great, left some things out. I really just want to know if the mats are made of the same material all the way through? When he was cutting them in prep it looked like a solid material making up the middle

Brilliant! A natural material, more should be used.

Fun fact, you didn’t look this up

@dolphin5877

3 жыл бұрын

I in fact did.

@SuperUltraMegaMike

3 жыл бұрын

i did

@Anvarynn

3 жыл бұрын

Correct, I did not lmao

@windbreaker57

3 жыл бұрын

The first video, I didn't. But evrry video after that, I certainly did.

@pffft2175

3 жыл бұрын

But i did lmao

Muy bonito 🤩

Great beauty

Fun fact You didn't search for this But still very interesting 🙂

Japanese culture is absolutely astonishing I would love to visit the country some day

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much and hope you will have a very pleasant journey

Wow...

Bonus: I learned how to use a curved needle

08:23 Nice BGM.

i want them to sell this as expensive as they can..the skills,patience,time and efforts poured to make 1 is just incredible..and by the way, who the f would unlike this?

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

3 жыл бұрын

Well I'm glad you like it!

I was this years old when I learn that tamamis are big blocks not thin mats. Wonderful video!

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

Very meticulous and perfection-pursuing work.

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Japan is so organic I love it.

@rennyotolinna2863

4 жыл бұрын

Jajaja organic, shure.

@NoName-pf4zg

4 жыл бұрын

It was organic back in the day but now i don't think so they literally use plastic for one apple

Craftsman Art that can't replace by machinery.

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

3 жыл бұрын

definitely, it’s a given!

any info on the musics used? splendid video anyway

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

3 жыл бұрын

the background music at begins named as "Natural"

Are these used as a mattress to sleep upon or as a soft flooring?

@SurelyLightFoot

5 жыл бұрын

traderjoes to my understanding futon are placed down as bedding.

Can a tatami mat shown here be put on finished wood floor to be used as a futon bed?

A nice home decoration. But also a katana food.

I always thought the mats were one layer thick (thinner then a rug). This is almost like a board of thick wood.

This technology shows why the Japanese cars are so much better than any other country's automobiles!

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Beautiful craftsman ship , gotta give credit when it’s due (Anybody know the background music playing at 4:40?)

Ive watched 10,000 hours of anime in my life, but today I finally learned about Japanese flooring and bowmaking. Traditional plumbing is next I think. Cause why not?

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

3 жыл бұрын

Traditional plumbing? that really drew me to the scene

What is that last square one used for?

@betatester2980

3 жыл бұрын

It is for the emperor, you can see at the beginning there's different types of lining to determine whether it is for nobility, imperial prince or a emperor.

For this kind of thing ... only the Japanese. I always thought that tatami mats were something infinitely simpler, like a kind of carpet, now I understand why they are expensive. My deepest respect to those who do these wonders. Today, in dance classrooms, gyms or martial arts schools they place neoprene tiles or polyurethane foam mats and have the audacity to call them tatami mats.

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment so well.

@Call-me-Al

3 жыл бұрын

They have started getting replaced with simplified synthetic reed carpets IIRC, in some places where they want a halfway point between western and Japanese style floor space. It's not the same though. One of my most cherished memories is from Japan when me and my ex slept in a hotel with tatami mats. It was the most comfortable and pleasant indoor surface I had ever experienced.

apparently, from a very quick google search, these mats run about $475-1700 for the hand-made ones.

at 0:32 was the on-screen text supposed to say "tatami" in hiragana?? because it says.... tatamu....

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

4 жыл бұрын

yeah, shame on me. Thanks for setting me straight!

I wish I could afford to do my floor in Tatami mats. I can't think of a more beautiful floor. You wouldn't even want furniture that would cover it up.

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

3 жыл бұрын

totally, it was just really low key

Congratulation

What does the different top layers mean?

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

3 жыл бұрын

it represents the rank of the individual household that owned it.

gotta love the Japanese, doing so much with so little; it's truly admirable & the way of the future for sustainability with over 7.5 billion folks on the planet! Thank you Japan for showing us the way forward through your past... Back to the future! LOL

@zacharycc1

4 жыл бұрын

@Agent J who hurt you? It was a simple comment on the renew-ability of tatami mats.

@zacharycc1

4 жыл бұрын

Agent J I see your the type that rushes to the future and doesn’t take time to smell the roses. Or in this case the traditions that got us here to begin with. Not to mention you attack a persons character for what? Admiring a craft? Low.

3:16 At least I would use the vacuum cleaner before laying the new tatamis, look at all that dust when he lets it drop.

Miyake-san is so cute, don't you think?

Small Task? Go to Kyoto - Japan. Make it Artistic and Mystical. Make it complex. Make it Pricey. Make it a master piece. 🤔 I luv Japan 😍 😂

No wonder "Made In Japan" and Japanese Technology is looked upon as a highest benchmark throughout the world. ♥️🇯🇵🇮🇳

@WoodworkingEnthusiasts

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!