【English Translation】

When winter comes, there is something often used in Japanese homes—that is the heated table called kotatsu! It’s a small table with a heater attached underneath, and a blanket is placed over the top. When you put your legs inside, it gets very warm and cozy.

Using it is very simple. You just turn on the power, and the heater inside begins to warm up. In winter, houses in Japan get very cold, and using an air conditioner for heating costs a lot of electricity and doesn’t make the air feel very nice.

That’s why I think the heated table is the best. The air in the room stays clean, but only the inside becomes warm, so it feels just right (this is just my opinion haha). This year, I bought my first heated table!

Cheaper ones start around 20,000 yen, and the more expensive ones can be around 100,000 yen. Recently, there are many different styles, including small ones for one person, so please try it out!

【Vocabulary List】

冬（ふゆ） – winter
日本（にほん） – Japan
家（いえ） – home / house
使う（つかう） – to use
小さい（ちいさい） – small
下（した） – under / beneath
布（ぬの） – cloth / blanket
足（あし） – legs / feet
暖かい（あたたかい） – warm
使い方（つかいかた） – way to use
電源（でんげん） – power / electricity switch
中（なか） – inside
温まる（あたたまる） – to warm up
間（あいだ） – during / while
寒い（さむい） – cold
暖房（だんぼう） – heating
電気代（でんきだい） – electricity bill / cost
空気（くうき） – air
意見（いけん） – opinion
今年（ことし） – this year
初めて（はじめて） – for the first time
安い（やすい） – cheap
高い（たかい） – expensive
一人用（ひとりよう） – for one person
色々（いろいろ） – various / many kinds

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