zabuton

• Kanreki is connected to the idea of rebirth, and so it is customary to give the celebrant a red cap, a red zabuton seat cushion, and a red chanchanko vest, all similar to those used as a newborn. —  Christopher S. Penn's Awaken Your Superhero
• Restocked Sanrio items include the awesome Chirimen Hello Kitty Lucky Cat sitting on a zabuton pillow, along with the tote bag and card holder. statue is a little stone statue of a Buddha that appears to Western eyes to be wearing a bib, although it's really an ornamental bit of garb worn centuries ago. —  J-List side blog
• While Western-style furniture like comfortable sofas and chairs can be found everywhere here, it's common for most houses to also have one or more washitsu (Japanese rooms) complete with tatami mats and little cushions to sit on called called zabuton (literally, sitting futon). —  J-List side blog
• At all the houses without exception we were waited upon by the host and his son, son-in-law or brother, and for some time after our arrival our host and the members of his family would kneel, not in the apartment in which our zabuton (kneeling cushions) were arranged, but in the adjoining apartment with its screens pushed back. —  The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People
• Besides arm rests I have frequently had kneeling cushions of the white brocade formerly used only for the zabuton of Buddhist priests In the county through which we were passing the fine water grass, called i_, used for mat making, is grown on an area of about 78 chō_. —  The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People

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