Lower heating bills with this wacky multifunctional Japanese invention

I want this badly. I need this in my life. Many of us get creative in trying to cut down the heating bill in winter. So far, we’ve seen people use tents indoors, DIY candle heaters, and of course, good ol’ fashioned layering with woolly socks and sweaters. In Japan, land of quirky customs, quirky inventions and even quirkier homes, some warm up in winter using what looks like a cross between a low table, futon, reclining couch and a comforter. It’s called a kotatsu, and there’s a special heater built in underneath the table that warms the extremities of all who gather ‘round it. Or even sleep under it, as this writer recounts during her first winter in Japan.
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