/jp/ - Otaku Culture

I was reading an article on Rocket News 24 (Bringing You Yesterday's News From Japan and Asia, Today) that Japanese homes don't even have central heating!

Is this true?!

Is this a kotoatsu?

They look so comfy.

I bet Yukari is gapping there from a modern, Western home with triple-glazed windows and proper heating.

The Japanese are so backwards that it actually annoys me that they live like that and don't realize how wrong they are. This includes Gensokyoites (Gensokyo is Japan ZUN agreed don't bother him about it).

>>11608500
kotatsu on a budget i guess
these things are so damn expensive ;_;

>>11608495
Yeah and they all live in houses with straw roofs like the village in higgurashi

>>11608541
Wow! Even in the city?

>>11608511

KOTATSU OTAKU

>>11608546
It's really hard to build a skyscraper with straw roofs, but they managed it

>>11608582
Whoa! Tokyo truly must be a place to behold...

>>11608483
Kotatsu is a dangerous thing.

>>11608594

Importing a legit Kotatsu is hella expensive, but you can get the heating unit for around $50 and attach it to a regular table. Feels good man.

I was thinking of getting one maybe one day.
Browse /jp/ while being super comfy.

>>11608612
Fun fact: the object in your photo is officially known as "flamme d'or" ("フランドール"), and colloqially as "golden poo".

tl;dr: Flandre a shit.

>>11608616
Or you could get a space heater with a thermostat and stick it under a low coffee table with a really thick tablecloth.

I mean, either way you'd have to be aware your landlord/dormlord isn't going to like it if he figures it out or hears about you doing any of this.

I built one, and love it. My apartment is not very warm, so I can just hide under it at night and have my head stick out and read. It was something like $45 to build, and is wonderful. My only regret is that I did not build one 10 years ago. I live in the northern states, and while winter has been light this year, its still cold at night. I am an adult, but you know what? I still sometimes hide my whole body under it like its a fort. I also fall asleep under it quite a bit. Mine is 36x36x18.

The legs are 4x4x18, the supporting arms are 2x4x28, the top is 28x28x2. 4 2x2x4 support the table top, so it fits flush with the surface.

Pic shows what the corners looked like, before puttying, sanding and staining.

People who can't handle the cold are faggots.
A true loli can handle anything.

YES, ANYTHING.

>>11608661
The anthem of a true /jp/ neet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15JCb6P60Vw

>>11608656
living the dream, sounds awesome anon
could you take a picture of the whole thing?

>>11608667
I prefer this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd9OhYroLN0

>>11608668
With the blanket on or off?

>>11608675
on, looks more comfy

Here you go, sorry about the mess, I was working on a project last night.

>>11608720
is that fucking particle board?

why?

>>11608726
It has no need for structural strength, and it fit the correct dimensions. In addition it was cheap. (free) I built it as something practical, not pretty. What part $45 is hard to understand?

I made a ghetto one using my computer desk and a tiny space heater

I'm waiting for it to catch on fire and kill me

>>11608764
The heater is not really needed,most of the time your body heat is enough. They really are a fire risk.

>>11608549
> shivering_orange

Why would an orange shiver?

>>11608799
its cold because it does not have a kotatsu

>>11608848
（　´_ゝ`）

>>11608764
when you're dead send greetings from Gensokyo

Why would you want a kotatsu? Kotatsu were made for shitty Japanese engineered homes with crappy insulation, and no central heating.

>>11609208
I like being warm in a cold room. Its impossible to get me out of bed if the room is cold and i'm still warm.

>>11609208
>shitty Japanese engineered homes with crappy insulation
and wacky handwritten murder confessions folded up and hidden in behind wall clocks!

I made one thanks to inspiration from a previous /jp/ kotatsu thread. Unfortunately, it is still a bit to warm where I live to get good use out of it. Hopefully it will start to get colder this month.

>>11609397
wow, a boy that plays with dolls!

>>11609397
>>11609402
Hee! What a nerd!

>>11609397
Do those oranges shiver?

>>11609208
or shitty north dakota apartments.

>>11609397
I like yours, when I build a new one in the spring, I might build one like yours, where the top fits over, rather then recessed like mine. The only tool I had was a skil saw though. If I pic up a miter saw, I want to make a really nice one.

>>11609397

Your mug isn't properly on the coaster. Shameful display.

how do i make a kotatsu /jp/? i want to buy one but they're expensive as hell and i can only afford so much.
should i do witchcraft and summon one?

>>11609450
Take a look at >>11608656
and see how his leg joints and supports the table, a top fits into the middle portion, and is slightly undersized so a blanket can fit in. Like >>11608720

In >>11609397 we see that he has a very simple table, and a lid that fits over the table, likely heavy or tightly fitting to stay in place.

Also your pic is lewd as fuck.

>laying around on the floor like a Jap

don't look too comfortable to me

>>11609462
Maybe, but I have a fort and you dont.

>>11609450
That perfume looks delicious

>>11609467
you should not drink perfume

>>11609443
It would probably be easy enough to build a new top to go over your frame. My biggest issue was finding a good size top. I ended up gluing and bolting three 36"x12" boards together to get the right size. It was a real pain, so I do not fault you for using particle board. It is inexpensive and like you said, it functions just as well.

>>11609446
I noticed that thanks to the picture and promptly corrected it. However, I was too lazy to move my computer stuff back off of the table and retake the picture.

>>11609450
>>11609458
The only thing that I would add to this is that you will also need two cross bars on the frame about 25-30 cm apart to hold the heater. There are a few guides online, but it is fairly simple if you study a few pictures. I did my planning in my head, but I could probably draw up what I did if you really want to give it a try.

>>11609493
For mine, I have the cross boards on the sides of the frame, not the corners. They hold the heater, and bolt in place with recessed bolts. That way, I can take off the heater in the spring, and quickly put in back on in the fall. I used 8 2x1x20 for my cross supports. Pain in the ass to saw. I really like how yours turned out though. I have a bunch of hickery back in the barn at home, so I want to remake the frame out of that.

>>11609467
>>11609491
It looks to be some sort of bong or hookah. Especially considering the dime bag of weed right next to it and her exhaling smoke.
I wish to blaze with Hatate.

i think i'll just buy one after all, all this diy stuff is really confusing
i hope there are kotastu for like 5$ wow

>>11609535
Good luck even getting a normal table for $5.

Unless you find some ratty ones on craigslist or on the street for garbage collectors and fix them up yourself.

>>11609535
expect a minimum of $200, you can do a shitty dyi one for 25, a mediocre one for 50, and a nice one for 100 or so.

They sound comfy, but my day always consists me just being on my computer

Do those things ever catch on fire? Since the heat doesn't really have anywhere to go and the tables are wooden, right?

>>11609757
yes, dont fall asleep

>>11609757
You can touch the heater without being burned. Since the table is insulated, they don't need to generate too much heat to be effective.

>>11609787
Oh okay, that makes sense.

I really see no point. If I am in my apartment, I am in front of my computer, and therefore cannot use a kotatsu. If it gets cold I just put on a sweater.

What do you do, when you are under one? Don't you get bored?

>you will never walk through your door to your freezing apartment during a cold winter evening, take off your jacket, hat and gloves, turn on your kotatsu and snuggle under it while browsing /jp/

I don't have enough room for one. They're fairly expensive, also. I had to pass up a used one for about 120,000Y because it smelled like cigarette smoke.

One came with my apartment.

I'd still prefer insulation.

>>11610462
Make a fort, snuggle with a blanket, read a book, take a nap, play games, make a puzzle, meditate, drink a cup of warm tea

>>11610573
>120,000 yen for a used one
The hell. It's a fucking table with a blanket and a space heater.

>>11610691
Take off of those zeroes, ha. I was thinking 120 USD, and I added three zeroes for some reason.

>>11608483

yep

炬燵

>>11608483
I'm in one right now.

>>11608512
They're not too expensive. I had a fun time carrying mine home from the store over the course of two days in the snow.

>>11609757
They do, but like others said, it's usually when the user falls asleep while using it and the heating coil gets overheated. Mine is made of plastic, though, not wood. And the heating unit isn't touching anything other than the underside of the table (and my knee, sometimes).

>>11610805
Looks very college-y.

>>11608656
Damn, you sure love screws.
Impressive but not very practical to build, why didn't you go for those L shaped flat metalic pieces? personnal preferences?

>>11610805
What the hell with that futon setup? It's confusing.

>>11612121

In every winter, I put my both legs into the Kotatu and cover the upper half of my body with futon like this picture. Without kotatu and futon, I get seriously frozen to death...

What kinds of heaters do you guys use? I imagine space heaters get too hot and you might touch it by accident

>>11609397
Is that a Dollfie Dream?

is the blanket a ring that goes around the edge of the table like a hovercraft skirt? someone post a schematic.

The reason used kotasu exist is because their former owner fell asleep under them and died.

I want to be a kotatsu.

>>11613744

How can you die from sleeping under a kotasu?

>>11612121
>L shaped flat metalic pieces?

Why we call those ``brackets'' my slanty eyed little friend.

Your english is very good, but just adorable at the same time.

>>11616275
boiled alive

>>11613739
No it is just a blanket. Here's one with the blanket on but not the table top for some reason.

>>11613584
Kotatsu heaters are special, they don't get hot like that. And they're attached up in the frame of the table.

>>11608483
I wish I had a kotatsu with cute girls in it

>>11612121
I am an engineer, we tend to overbuild things.

>>11617887
Is the top of the table secured in any way? Wouldn't it just slide off otherwise?

>>11608720
Wont that release formaldehyde fumes, especially when heated? Please consider a less carcinogenic tabletop!

I wish.
Living in the mountains is suffering, othrewise with a kotatsu i would get way too comfy.

>>11618623

The blanket keeps it on with friction; like putting a chopping board on a tea towel

I just ordered one the other day. I am so ready for the amazing warmth.

>>11609515
I've never smoked hookah but that does not look like a bong.

This japanese burning table is an extremely dangerous invention.

>>11621528
Bongs don't all have to have the same design.

I know they started out as practical, but damn do moon people know how to stay comfy! I want one...

>>11621601
I was under the impression that bongs generally don't have a hose.

I wish I had two.

>>11621661

so greedy

>>11621667
（ﾉ´д｀） I broke the other one.

Living in a warm climate is suffering.

>>11621682
Japanese summer is really fucking hot too.

>>11621718
Hokkaido master race.

>>11608720
What kind of blanket is that? Looks comfy as fuck.

Perhaps later I'll buy one but my current living conditions would not support such a large table.

>>11621656
But it's too big for it to be a perfume bottle.

I own a brasero, it's very cozy!

winter is approaching I need to built one asap!

Doesn't it get really smelly under a kotatsu?

Found this on ebay. Looks pretty comfy

almost 500€

>>11627951
It looks like it's made for dolls.

>/jp/

Do these kotatsu have heating elements under them?

Seems like a fire hazard.

>>11628188
Usually an electrical heater. It's almost impossible for the kotatsu to actually catch on fire, since it doesn't get anywhere near hot enough for the table or blanket to spontaneously combust, and there's no source of ignition. Even if your heater explodes, I doubt the kotatsu would catch on fire, and likely will only char the wood. The inside has to be comfortably warm for you to put your legs in. I suppose there's theoretically danger if you make your own kotatsu and put an industrial heater inside, but for normal kotatsu there's not actually a fire risk.

>>11628188
>>11628233
Isn't the heating thingy exposed on the bottom? How do they keep people from burning themselves?

>>11628239
There's usually a grill over the heater, so you won't touch it directly. Also, the heater is rather weak since all it does is warm a small insulated space, so it's not as hot as your typical radiator.

>>11628239
There's usually a grill over the heater, so you don't touch it directly. Also, it only heats a small insulated space, so it isn't as hot as your typical radiator. You still might accidentally touch it and, depending on how strong the heater is, burn yourself I suppose.

>>11628239
You sound like the most useless accident-prone moe girl ever.

All fucking day all you do is drop books, jam your toe into corners, and spill drinks on yourself.

>>11628253

Pls don't bully her ww

>>11628251
>>11628239
I looked online, and you can actually buy special heaters. Amazon has some for between $40 and $200.

KOTATSU☆DREAM

If I ever get my own house, I'm having a dedicated kotatsu room. Nothing but the kotatsu, and maybe a TV.

>>11628656
I want to do that
but play D&D with friends on it.

>>11627951
Jesus Christ, mine was only around 10,000 yen for everything.

>>11628251
Yeah, mine has a velvet-like coating over the grill, so it's nearly impossible to burn myself unless I'm really gunning for it.

>>11628296
6.8/10

Anzu is a prett cute NEET! I like the star too

>>11628296
8.8/10

Anzu is a pretty cute NEET! I like the star too

>>11621528
The artist is japanese, he's probably never seen a bong in his life.

>>11609491
This anon was right.

The tube is actually connected to the stem that goes into the water, she would be drinking the liquid in it.

A water pipe is extremely simple, burn smoke pulling it through a stem that is submerged in water, the smoke will come out of the water, and you inhale that.

>>11608483

Yup. I'm in Hawaii now, though, so it's put away in a closet.

Pic is not my kotatsu. I don't take pictures of myself or my stuff.

...and I'm nowhere near neat or orderly.

>>11608549

so wedgy.

>>11609787

Sorta. Some of the older ones aren't insulated on the underside.

I knew a female who had a scar on her thigh from twisting into the bare metal heater underside of the table.

I think some of 'em used to use charcoal, once.

>>11628902
>charcoal
oh god

In the 16th century, europeans used metal "Warming Pans" filled with smoldering charcoal to warm their beds as they slept. I guess there was no such thing as insulation back then.

>>11628889
awesome room, looks actually pretty neat for so much stuff, i've seen far worse rooms

>>11628296
is she eating potato chips with sticks?

>>11628253
Does she also smear ketchup all over her face when she eats burgers?

>>11628926
And things were worse in the middle ages, where you had no choice but to sleep with a few dozens other people in the main hall while whoever was your feudal lord slept on a separate room above the filth. "Making the bed" comes from throwing straw around in order to make it easier for the people to sleep on the floor.

People nowadays have no idea of how comfortable life has become since then.

>>11634680
I sniff a time traveler..