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Kunisaki Shichitoui Omote, one of Japan's traditional specialty products, is a proprietary type of reed mat made from the shichitoi plant (a plant of Southeast Asian origin in the Cyperaceae family) grown in the cities of Kunisaki and Kizuki, Oita Prefecture. It has a natural texture that is more than twice as resistant to sweat as conventional reed mats and five to six times stronger. This durability has made it a popular flooring choice for judo tatami, artisan studios, and theaters since anci