Kotatsu foot-warmers still a fixture in Japanese homes - Japan Today
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A kotatsu is often seen in Japanese period flicks, where actors seated therein watch TV while they smoke or consume rice crackers or mikan (mandarin oranges). Basically it is a low wooden table frame covered by a futon, or heavy blanket, upon which a table top sits. Underneath is a heat…
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