Japanese tables have been a hot trend for a long time now. I’d say that more than a trend, they’re a fetish that has encapsulated the hearts and minds of people who are obsessed with trying new things and buying new furniture.
These tables exude a lot – but comfort, tradition, style and status are always on the top. In this review of Low Japanese style tables 2023, I’ve compiled reviewed of different kind of Japanese tables such as Chabudai, Kotatsu, coffee and meditation tables.
Let us take a look at this table to have an idea of their unique qualities and how they compare against others …
Without further ado … here’s the review:
Before we start with reviewing our first Chabudai table, we need to know why Chabudai tables are so big a sensation in Western households.
Chabudai is the name of the differently designed tables that the elite class – the bourgeois and feudal class of Japan used at their homes and offices.
There were found in rich Japanese households and used mainly for dinner, tea time, an informal gathering of family, studying and working.
Clarification: A lot of Chabudai tables were not listed as Chabudai tables in this review, but as coffee tables, because their shape limited their scope to a coffee or a tea table. When I will review those Japanese coffee tables, I will make sure to mention that they are Chabudai tables as well.
Now, what is my standard of considering a table the best? It is not based on looks or personal choices, but on the Amazon rating.
This table, excluding the tables that are mainly considered coffee tables, is one of the best examples of Chabudai tables on Amazon.
It is a single action, low table that can be folded and stored anywhere in a minimalist home – another specialty of Japan that is spreading like jungle fire – all over the world.
If you are a little bit disappointed by the supposedly low height of the abovementioned Chabudai table, this set is going to compensate for everything.
Not only it is a proper balcony or lawn table, but the height is really good and it is a complete set.
For the price you pay for this set, you get one high quality and properly functional center table + 2 wide and low tables – exactly based on the pattern of the chairs that Japanese used with their Chabudai tables.
We have only one Kotatsu table in this list, but still, we need to know about what those are before ever we review the only Kotatsu table in this review.
Kotatsu tables are what Japanese use when they love family/friends gathering and something hot to get rid of the cold outside.
A Kotatsu is incomplete without the equipment that completes the entire setup. Those items include a) a futon, which is an insulated comforter that does not let the heat escape the limited are and b) a small electric heater connected with the table which is the actual source of heat.
However:
In other regions of the world, a Kotatsu is often used without the futon and the heater – they just use it because of its cultural reference and because it is multipurpose. This table is also not the complete Kutatsu experience, but just a table – you can buy the heater and futon separately.
Enough has been said about this table already; let us take a look at its features.
It is a dual-purpose table that can be used as a center table as well as for serving coffee/tee/or basically anything.
Coffee table/tray tables come in many different forms; some people prefer square ones while others would prefer rectangular tables because of the extra space that they provide.
This table comes with two stories; the top can be used for food, beverages and other things, and the lower story can be used to keep magazines, books or décor products.
If you do not want a wooden board on four legs in your living lounge and you prefer style and quality, do know that this is one of the most modern and stylish Japanese table that you can find on Amazon.
Let us take a look at the features:
If you truly love to see a rectangular tray/coffee table in your lounge, Zinus coffee table is the answer to your prayers.
It is also a traditional two story table, with top that can be used for coffee, dining or other purposes and the bottom lever that can be used to store magazines, books or anything that one might find suitable to keep there.
Here are the most important features:
For a real minimalistic person – one that lives in a very small one person/2 person studio and does not want fancy furniture for their timely abode, this is the coffee table to go with.
Not only it is square, it does the job and it takes far lesser space as compared to bigger and rectangular table, but for the fans of Chabudai tables, it is a Chabudai coffee table based style and size the elite class of Japan preferred.
Here are the features …
This is a set of one Japanese coffee table, two cushions and a canvas basket that can be used for many different items.
More importantly, by design and nature, it is a Chabudai coffee table. The table is made of bamboo which is a good choice because bamboos are not a target of deforestation and because this material, make the furniture very lightweight.
Well:
Ottomans, in simple words, are the footrests with upholstery and all the cushioning that one needs to rest one’s feet.
This is not an ottoman per se, but a small and very low coffee table that looks a lot like an ottoman. It is not much elevated from the ground and this is the reason why it is not accompanied by 4 sponge cushions.
Here are the most important features:
So a tray table or a meditation table can be used in many different ways. It can be used as a table specifically for meditation or serving tea or coffee/lounge table, or you can use that as a small dinner table.
As per my personal opinion, you can pick any of these 10 tables as per your taste, but if you still need 3 highly commendable tables, here are these: