Futons

by Emily

Japanese beds are called futons. Futons have no bed frame. People put their futons on the floor to sleep. Futons are cotton-filled mattresses. A futon has two parts called shikibuton (the quiltlike mattress part) and kakebuton (the thick quilted bedcover part). In the morning people put their futons away in the cupboard because they must be aired frequently to prevent mildew during the hot summers. Sometimes they have to be hung out in the sun to dry. Sometimes when people get married they get a beautiful futon as a present. Today some city families have replaced their futons with beds.

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