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Encyclopedia ID 356

Tatami room tiling puzzle

Also known as 畳

Tatami room tiling puzzle: photograph by Fg2
Photo: Fg2, Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

Cover a room outline with 2-by-1 mats and half-mats so that no four corners meet at one point (traditional layout rule).

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Japan.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Japan and Korea.

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