What Is the name of the traditional Japanese rice straw matting used as a floor cowering?
Japanese architecture pushed. Another important feature of the "shōji" screen, besides privacy and seclusion, is that they allow light through. This is an important aspect to Japanese design. Paper translucent walls allow light to be diffused through the space and create light shadows and patterns. "Tatami" mats are rice straw floor mats often used to cover the floor in Japan’s interiors; in modern Japanese houses there are usually only one or two "tatami" rooms. Another way to connect rooms in Japan’s interiors is through sliding panels made of wood and paper, like the "shōji" screens, or cloth. These panels are called "fusuma"
Mino (straw cape) Mino (straw cape) A is a traditional Japanese garment, a raincoat made out of straw. Traditional mino are an article of outerwear covering the entire body, although shorter ones resembling grass skirts were also historically used to cover the lower body alone. Similar straw capes were also used in China, Vietnam and Korea. Rice straw has water repellent properties. Raindrops striking a mat of straw will tend to flow along the fibers of the mat, rather than penetrate underneath it. For this reason, early Japanese rain gear was often made of straw, which has the added benefits of being cheap