In addition, some Irori fireplaces in cold regions such as Tohoku are deep enough for one to put his/her legs down in the manner of a Horigotatsu (small table with an electric heater underneath and covered by a quilt, which is placed over an empty space so that one's legs are put down over the space).
また、東北地方などの寒冷地には掘り炬燵のように足を下ろせる深い囲炉裏もある。