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, meaning "Japanese-style room(s)", is a Japanese term used as an antonym for the term ''yōshitsu'' (洋室), meaning "Western-style room(s)." Another term for ''washitsu'' is ''nihonma'' (日本間), and the corresponding term for ''yōshitsu'' is ''yōma'' (洋間).〔Japanese Kōjien dictionary, entries for "washitsu" and "yōshitsu"〕 A distinguishing feature of ''washitsu'' (or ''nihonma'') is their tatami flooring.〔(Washitsu (Japanese-style room) 和室 わしつ ) at tjf.or.jp〕 ''Washitsu'' also usually have sliding doors (fusuma), rather than hinged doors between rooms. They may have shōji and, if the particular room is meant to serve as a reception room for guests, it may have a tokonoma (alcove for decorative items). In the past, almost all Japanese rooms were ''washitsu'', and Japanese people slept on futons laid on the ''tatami'' and sat directly on the tatami or on zabutons set on the ''tatami''. Nowadays, many Japanese houses have only one ''washitsu'', which is sometimes used for entertaining guests, and most rooms are Western-style. Many new construction Japanese apartments do not have ''washitsu'' at all, instead using linoleum or hardwood floors. The size of a washitsu is measured by the number of tatami mats, using the counter word ''jō'' (畳). Typical sizes are six or eight tatami mats in a private home. There are also half-sized mats, as in a 4.5 tatami room. The furniture in a washitsu may include a low table at which a family may eat dinner or entertain guests, while sitting on ''zabuton'' or a low chair intended for use on tatami. A kotatsu, which is a particular type of low table that contains a heating element used in the wintertime, may also be provided; this is particularly important as most Japanese homes do not have central heating. == See also == * Higashiyama Bunka in Muromachi period 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Washitsu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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