Blending Tradition and Modernity

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Message from CEO
Nishimura Co. Ltd. delivers “tatami mats” from the history
and traditional culture of Kyoto to the world.
“Tatami mats” are a ﬂooring material that have been treasured inJapan for 1300 years. Tatami mats became an important element inJapanese buildings during the Edo period (1603-1867). Throughout
their long history, they have maintained an intimate connection toelements of Japanese tradition such as tea ceremony, ﬂower arrangement and judo.
The characteristics of “tatami mats” are their refreshing feel and justright feeling of springiness, and their fragrance of rush, a naturalmaterial which captures heat and preserves moisture, that calms thesoul.
The act of sitting on “tatami mats” has given rise to the “omotenashi”(hospitality) attitude of welcoming a guest with a spirit of reverence,and thus “tatami mats” are also connected to Japanʼs spiritual culture
and lifestyle.
We would like to deliver these “tatami mats” and “tatami culture” tomany people throughout the world.
Nishimura Co., Ltd. Representative Director Akihiko Ebara
Representative Director Akihiko Ebara

Company Overview
Company Name
KYOTO NISHIMURA TATAMI Co.,Ltd.

Year of Establishment
1959

Address
22 Matsumoto-cho, Uzumasayasui, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City,
Japan 616-8085
Representative Director

Main Business
Manufacturing of luxury tatamis, tatami mat.
Using Igusa (natural grass) and Japanese paper.
General home renovations etc.
Main Clients
Traditional temple,Hotel,Real Estate, Kyoto Administration,RetailAbout

NIJO-Tea Ceremony Space

Perhaps the most well-known form of Japanese culture is the "chanoyu," or tea ceremony. The teaceremony can be said to be the form that became mainstream today, led by "Sen no Rikyū" a merchant, cultural ﬁgure, and military commander, about 400 years ago. Although the tea ceremony
was thought to be a purely Japanese culture, the latest research has found connections to Christianity, which was permeating Japan at the time.
A number of documents have been discovered at the Vatican that describe how the tea ceremony
was utilized by Japanese missionaries of the time.
The boundaries of the tea ceremony that Rikyu reached are often expected to reﬂect the Japanesespiritual world, but it can be said to reﬂect the social conditions in Japan at the time, which weremore global than expected.

"Sen no Rikyū"IMA-01《NIJO-Tea Ceremony Space：Complete set》
Length 186.5cm ×Width 186.5cm
Height 215.0cm Weight 186kg
NIJO-Tea Ceremony Space / Complete set products consists of1) Four square tatami mats
Each piece approximately 1.80 meters square(1.80m x 1.80m)
2) 5 partition doors.
We will confirm the color and pattern when youorder. (*Refer to the photo)3) Wooden frame (assembled)
The wooden lamps, small teacups, and tatami matsshown in the photos are not included.

IMA-02《NIJO-Tea Ceremony Space : framework and tatami mats》
Length 186.5cm ×Width 186.5cm
Height 215.0cm Weight 46kg
NIJO-Tea Ceremony Space / framework andtatami mats products consists of1) Four square tatami mats
Each piece approximately 1.80 meters square(1.80m x 1.80m)
2) Wooden frame (assembled)

IMA-03《NIJO-Tea Ceremony Space : Basic》
Length 186.5cm ×Width 186.5cm
thickness 5cm Weight 30kg
NIJO-Tea Ceremony Space / Basic products
consists of1) 4 square tatami mats
Each piece approximately 1.80 meters square(1.80m x 1.80m)
２Tatami fixed Outer frameIMA-04《Nambu-Tekki Set：Gold&Black/Yin Yang Design》
Length 22cm( with spout）
width 18cm
height 8.5cm( with handle 17.5)
Weight 2.0kg
Nambu-Tekki Set：Gold&Black
products consists of1) Nambu-Tekki Set：Gold&Black 1.6kg
2) tatami mat 0.4kg

IMA-05《Nambu-Tekki Set：Hexagon Black》
Length 13cm( with spout）
width 10cm
height 8 cm( with handle 13)
Weight 1.3kg
Nambu-Tekki Set：Hexagon Black
products consists of1) Nambu-Tekki Set：Gold&Black 0.9kg2) tatami mat 0.4kg

IMA-06《Oki doko

Gold thread》
Length 85cm width 46cm
height 9cm Weight 5.7kg
so it can be placed in a corner of a tatami room.
Even if you do not have an alcove,"okidoko" can be used as a space for displaying
and appreciating hanging scrolls and works of art.
It is processed by a traditional technique called
Gold thread.
（Gold thread is gold leaf attached to Japanese
paper with lacquer, etc., and made into a threadshape.）

Blending Tradition and Modernity
Price list 2023

IMA-01《NIJO-Tea Ceremony Space：Complete set》

IMA-04《Nambu-Tekki Set：Gold&Black/Yin Yang Design》¥680,000 JPY¥50,000 JPY

IMA-02《NIJO-Tea Ceremony Space: framework and tatami mats》

IMA-05《Nambu-Tekki Set：Hexagon Black》¥360,000 JPY¥25,000 JPY

IMA-03《NIJO-Tea Ceremony Space : Basic》

IMA-06《Oki doko¥150,000 JPY¥58,000 JPY

Gold thread》

Track Records (Sales)

China
Germany

FranceItaly

Japan(luxury restaurant)

U.S.A