“Once tatami took over wooden floors, everything changed. Many a treatise has been written about how Japanese society evolved during Kamakura, Muromachi, early Edo, and so forth. But era names like Muromachi and Edo don't mean much. Just because the era had changed, and a new family ruled from the shogun's castle, why would people do anything differently? There should be a more accurate book entitled *The Transformation of Japan's Social Order after Tatami*.” —Alex Kerr: “Another Kyoto”. 🔥