This is the tatami room where we slept for the night. It shows some of the furniture and the shrine on the left.

The pictures on the wall are Mika's grandparents. The shrine is for them....it has fresh flowers and incense burning and sometimes fresh food for the souls of the deceased to make them happy.














Again we slept on futons but this time we had 2 futons and this made the bed much softer and we had a comfortable sleep. You leave your slippers outside the tatami room. Tatami is considered very special to the Japanese. We watch Japanese travel shows....we can't understand the words but sometimes you cna still understand....like, when they enter their accomodations and find tatami on the floors...many oooh's and ahhh's and great excitement.










The tatami room was separated from the rest of the house with sliding doors. The panes are made from paper.