Space is at a premium in Japan. To have a room that is only used to sleep in is a lot of wasted space. So during the day the beds are folded up and placed in large cupboards and the room is used for other things.
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∙ 7y agoThe term Ryokan means a traditional Japanese inn or a small hotel. Since these are traditional Japanese inns, the guest living there had to sleep on the floor with their tatami prepared for them.
to sleep - neru
there are sliding paper screens to arrange as needed and straw mats on the floor. They sleep on a padded quilt called a futon
no they sleep in beds too
The word "futon" comes from the Japanese term for a cushion bed, which is shikibuton or shikifuton.Another type of Japanese bed is the tatami (raised platform bed).
on the floor
They would sleep in tents or on the floor
Low tables and sitting or sleeping on the floor is still traditional for Japanese people.
they can't sleep because they are making out
the floor is too hard
The snow floor!
Because in ancient time the entire house was a bed. Why do you sleep on beds? To avoid sleeping directly on the floor, which is dirty, humid, crawling with all kinds of insects. But in ancient times in Japan the houses were built over a platform which protected the house from dirt, humidity and insects. The entire house was a bed, so to speak. That is why to this day Japanese people remove their shoes before entering the house.