If you're one of those folks who handwrites HTML, you know how laborious it can be to type out all the tags and descriptors for a simple but highly-efficient table. Kotatsu, a free AJAX utility ...

The kotatsu is available in two colors of wood, and its simple, elegant design means that even when winter is done, you can remove the blanket and continue to use it as an ordinary coffee table. The ...

The most commonly used Kotatsu today is comprised of a table with a comfortable blanket or futon topped with a flat table. Attached to the table is an electric heater, which distributes heat from ...

Originally, kotatsu were tables built up over hearths to capture the heat. Over time, the design improved to more effectively provide a heat source for people to use during the cold winter months.

"A 'Kotatsu', a Japanese table with a space heater built into the underside. The table top lifts up and an insulated blanket skirt goes around it, creating a super warm space to sit," the OP wrote.

Kotatsu, tables with a heater attached to their underside and a thick quilt sandwiched between a two-layer top, are one of the coziest ways to keep warm while relaxing at home during winter in Japan.

The Kotatsu Train, a wintertime tradition at Sanriku Railway Co., is a sightseeing train with one of its cars equipped with 12 four-person kotatsu tables on tatami mats.

"Kotatsu" tables have a heating element under the tabletop and come with blankets to cover users' legs. The kotatsu sleds recently debuted at Rokkosan Snow Park in Kobe's Nada Ward to commemorate ...