A futon is a traditional Japanese style of bedding.
Japanese-style futons laid out for sleeping in a ryokan (inn). In green, three shikibutons per bed; in red, turned-back kakebutons. The top two futons in each stack are covered in white fitted sheets, matching the pillowslips.
Sleeping on tatami, with no futon, and clothes used as coverings. Early 14th century
Child's shikibuton, late 1800s. Boroboro (patchwork) held together with over-all quilting stitching; see sashiko.
A warm winter yogi, front
Bedding, also called bedclothes or bed linen, is the materials laid above the mattress of a bed for hygiene, warmth, protection of the mattress, and decorative effect. Bedding is the removable and washable portion of a human sleeping environment. Multiple sets of bedding for each bed are often washed in rotation and/or changed seasonally to improve sleep comfort at varying room temperatures. Most standardized measurements for bedding are rectangular, but there are also some square-shaped sizes, which allows the user to put on bedding without having to consider its lengthwise orientation.
Bedclothes in a retail store
Women making bedding and pillows, factory, Anthony Hordern and Sons, Sydney, 1933-1938
Image: Morgan Jones 'Princess', 1948
Image: Hotel room Hotel Burgenland in Eisenstadt