KOBE -- Newly-introduced "kotatsu sleds" allowing visitors to slide on the snow while keeping warm are proving popular at a ski resort in this western Japan city. "Kotatsu" tables have a heating ...

We're firmly of the belief that there is absolutely nothing wrong with embracing your inner Joey Tribbiani in winter, especially when getting home after work. Shut the door on the rain and cold ...

Japanology Plus explores Japanese life and culture. In this five-minute digest, we look at Kotatsu: low tables with a heat source and a quilt. For generations, people have gathered around them in ...

“kotatsu-bune” boats equipped with kotatsu leg-warming floor heaters offer a warm respite from the winter chill. The rides are operated until the end of February. Installed inside the boats ...