How to spend the winter, not getting out from under the blanket

Sounds tempting, isn't it?.. The answer to this question know the Japanese are famous all over the world for its strange, but sometimes very useful inventions.

How to spend the winter, not getting out from under the blanketThis is kotatsu — a hybrid of the table and blankets. Despite its slightly awkward appearance, kotatsu — not some newfangled invention, and a classic item of Japanese furniture, which has existed since the 14th century. With the help of the Japanese, whose homes bad retain heat, keeping warm all winter. Kotatsu is a table frame, which is usually built into the heater. The frame is covered with a thick blanket, and on top of it installed the countertop.

Modern kotatsu, of course, is not heated by the coals, they are electric. Moreover, in addition to traditional table with a blanket, they can now add a variety of pillows and other accessories and create a warm and cozy nest from which you will not want to get out all winter. And you just imagine yourself in one of these during the Christmas holidays...

Keywords: Winter | Invention | Blanket | Heat | Japanese

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