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Robert Oxnam :: Certain features of the tea room have been staples of Japanese architecture since the medieval period:

+ Tatami or rush mats are used for flooring.
+ Shoji, sliding paper and wood screens, are room dividers.
+ And the tokonoma, the ceremonial alcove, is the appropriate place to put scrolls of calligraphy or flower arrangements.