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Rush plant grower seeks new market beyond 'tatami' mats

KANAZAWA, Japan - Takashi Miyamoto, the only "igusa" rush farmer in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, displays bundles of the long grass straw for weaving "tatami" mats on Nov. 6, 2014. Miyamoto and other local businesses are exploring new markets to spur demand for igusa amid dwindling tatami consumption.

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Rush plant farmer seeks new market beyond 'tatami' mats

KANAZAWA, Japan - Takashi Miyamoto (R), the only "igusa" rush grower in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, checks the quality of the long grass straw as it is woven into surface covers for "tatami" mats on Nov. 6, 2014.

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Women cooking

This is a scene of cooking on an igusa rush grass mat in a room. A variety of processes are depicted, like slicing radish on a board, grinding sesame seeds or mashing miso in an earthenware mortar, holding down the mortar and tilting the cooked rice tub.==Date:Middle Meiji (1883-1897), Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number69‐58‐0]

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Scenes in Tokyo

Photo taken April 6, 2020, shows a two-story gate of Igusa Hachimangu shrine in Tokyo's Suginami Ward. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo