I am moving next month to work for a year and I'll have a 1R apartment, so I was thinking about futon options since there's not much space. The last time I slept on a futon was as a kid, so I'm curious what people think of it. In any style, whether it's using it on the floor or with a frame.
The room is small, and I will need a desk to handle certain late-night international meetings from home. So I figure a futon would be a good option for the small space. If it's the floor type, I can put it away and have space available during the day. If it's a frame type that folds up, it could just function like a couch.
I had found a really pretty folding frame one searching online but it ships to the US so it might be extra expensive to ship it to Japan (and then later maybe ship it back home). So I'm curious if anyone know where I could possibly get one like this in Japan.
I've also seen people talk about options where they will lay tatami mats down and put a futon over it on the floor. I asked my Japanese colleague about it and he said he never saw it. But it looked interesting.
I also found this floor option from Takaokaya in Kyoto, which seems like it goes directly on any floor, if I'm not mistaken.
Any help navigating this would be appreciated!
by elusivebonanza