I Slept on a 14th Century Japanese Mattress for a Week

Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this video! The first 500 people to use my link in the description or scan the QR code will receive a one month free trial of Skillshare! https://skl.sh/vbirchwood04261 The sleep week series is back! This time I'm exploring sleep during the 14th-15th centuries in Japan, meaning, I spent 7 days sleeping on tatami mats made of igusa (rush grass) and rice straw. This was a very fun experience, and a little different than the sleep weeks I've done in the past. Research consultant: Sarah Prince, researcher at University of St Andrews. All other pre-production, production, and post-production roles were done by V. Birchwood 🕯 Support my art on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/vbirchwood ✨ Leave a donation: https://ko-fi.com/vbirchwood 🪡 Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vasibirchwood/ 📖 Business inquiries - vbirchwood@zigguratxyz.com Image Sources: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Men_Making_Tatami_Mats1860ca.1900.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gaki_zoshi_Tokyopart1.jpeg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Otomo_no_Yakamochi_Agedatamibon.gif https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tengu_zoshiNezuMuseum_scrolldetail2.jpg [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sleeping_twoKasugaGongen_Genki_(1309).jpg](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sleeping_two,_Kasuga_Gongen_Genki_(1309).jpg) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Youkoukan06n4592.jpg 663highland, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons https