About us

- Tatamiya Tatsuzo's Playful Spirit -

"More Freedom for Tatami"

Take them outside or use them with our dining table. I want to play with tatami mats with people all over the world.

The oldest tatami mats in Japan remain in the Shosoin at Todai-ji Temple in Nara Prefecture.
For over 1,000 years since then, tatami mats have become an ordinary sight beneath our feet.

How about taking them outside?

How about making them smaller or lighter?

Once, Sen no Rikyu created portable tea rooms and held tea ceremonies in various places.
And at other times, he created an infinite universe within a dark, narrow tea room of just two tatami mats.

I feel an innocent sense of playfulness in Rikyu's aesthetic.

Then, I will take my tatami to the sea and play the guitar with the sound of the waves.

I will arrange tatami mats on my unchanging table and create a dining experience that delights the heart.

Tatami is this free.

How would you play with tatami?

- Tatamiya Tatsuzo's Craftsmanship -

"Imbuing Tatami with Cherished Heart"

We want to be a tatami maker that delivers the heart put into tatami.

 

 

 

Founding

1927 (Showa 2)

 

First Generation

Tatsuzo Sugimoto
(1895 - 1981)

Second Generation

Hachiro Sugimoto
(1927 - 2023)

Serious. The second generation, serious to a fault.
No particular hobbies. Has a strong craving for noodles.
Continued to work at the factory until his later years.

Third Generation

Tatsuo Sugimoto
(Born 1952, Type B blood)

The third generation, committed to quality and craftsmanship.
Hobby: Kyudo (Japanese archery).

Fourth Generation

Yuichi Sugimoto, Current Representative
(Born 1979, Type A blood)

Once went to Osaka with his guitar.
Now enjoys life playing guitar with tatami.

Tatamiya Tatsuzo's Journey

1895
Tatsuzo Sugimoto, the founder, was born in Ishikawa, Yosano-cho, Yosa-gun, Kyoto Prefecture.

1903
At the age of 8, Tatsuzo's father passed away, and he began an apprenticeship at a tatami shop in Mineyama, Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture. Later, he continued his training at a tatami shop in Osaka.

March 7, 1927
The Tango Earthquake occurred. Tatsuzo returned to his mother in his hometown. That same year, Sugimoto Tatami Shop opened in Miyazu City, Kyoto Prefecture.

1941
Hachiro, the second generation, joined the shop.
Hachiro was conscripted and met the end of the war in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture.

1970
Tatsuo, the third generation, joined the shop.

1981
Tatsuzo passed away at the age of 85. He was still working up until a month before his death.
For 11 years from 1970, three generations, from the first to the third, were involved in tatami making.

1999
Yuichi joined the shop, and three generations, from the second to the fourth, became involved in tatami making.

2012
The shop was renamed "Tatamiya Tatsuzo Sugimoto Tatami Shop," incorporating the name of the founder, Tatsuzo.

2016
In this year, marking the 90th anniversary of the founding, Yuichi, the fourth generation, became the representative.

2023
Hachiro, the second generation, passed away at the age of 96.

Weaving Hearts and Skills Together.

On March 27, 2012,
we decided to name our shop "Tatamiya Tatsuzo" to firmly inherit the spirit and skills of our founder, Tatsuzo Sugimoto, in tatami making.
We are grateful for your patronage thus far, and we kindly ask for your continued support by simply calling us "Tatamiya no Tatsuzo-san."

 

Business Activities

Tatami Product Development, Manufacturing, and Sales

 

Store Location

1773 Sumiyoshi, Miyazu City, Kyoto Prefecture, 626-0013 Japan