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Neither futon nor kotatsu add any vertical space to the room as opposed to having a bed or a table with drawers underneath
by heavenlyblue 6y ago
Neither futon nor kotatsu add any vertical space to the room as opposed to having a bed or a table with drawers underneath
- lhorie 6y agoIn the context of this discussion (i.e. the suggestion that consumerism is bad from an environmental impact perspective), that'd actually qualify as a feature of futons/kotatsu.
- heavenlyblue 6y agoUsing more vertical space means I need a narrower living space which means cities can be more compact. So I don’t think it would qualify.
- lhorie 6y agoSort of the whole point of a futon is that you put it in the closet during the day so you can reuse the space as your living room. Your bed just takes space that you don't use for 2/3 of the day. Similarly, kotatsu don't require chairs. You should see how compact things are in Japan :)
- astrange 6y agoKotatsu does add some space to the room, since it's a table - you keep your legs under it and now you can put stuff on top.