Depending on what evaluation criteria you’re using, the Japanese kotatsu, a low table with a heater attached to its underside, is either the greatest or worst piece of furniture mankind ... yen under ...

As Japanese houses aren’t exactly well insulated and central heating has yet to make inroads, the kotatsu is an absolutely essential piece of furniture ... Other than buying one for your home ...

The most commonly used Kotatsu today is comprised of a table ... particularly since some of the newer incarnations of this traditional piece of minimalist furniture incorporate plastic and other ...

Kotatsu, tables with a heater attached to their underside and a thick quilt sandwiched between a two-layer top, are one of the coziest ways to keep warm while relaxing at home during winter in Japan.

One of the contest's winners took inspiration from an age-old Japanese design: the kotatsu, a special heated table. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. As temperatures dip and the ...

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 ...

Now, Nescafe Harajuku is giving us an even more compelling reason to go out: a pop-up kotatsu café in the building that will only be around for 17 days from November 26 to December 12.

KOBE -- Newly-introduced "kotatsu sleds" allowing visitors to slide on the snow while keeping warm are proving popular at a ski resort in this western Japan city. "Kotatsu" tables have a heating ...