Nobody is injured, and that’s all I’ll say about the nature of this situation.
I’m moving out of my tatami room tomorrow, and I need a way to get rid of these stains. Anyone know?
I’ll have to get back to you on that, I’m busy filing the serial numbers off some guns.
I’m not sure what kind of mat a tatami is, but cold water takes out blood stains
I confess total ignorance as to the nature of a Tatami mat, but Oxyclean or similar cleaner is supposed to be very good at removing blood stains.
I once used large amounts of hydrogen peroxide to get a few pints of blood out of carpeting and it worked perfectly. Never had to try on a tatami mat, though.
A few PINTS!?!?!? Yikes.
I had no idea what tatami mats were either, but I have to say they’re pretty cool looking.
I’d go with hydrogen peroxide, poured on then dabbed dry.
I’ll second (third) using hydrogen peroxide. I’ve used a spray bottle of peroxide to clean canvas mats after aikido classes, and it works well.
If you can’t use chemical cleaners try warm salt water and pouring a little salt directly on the blood stain while its in the water. Let it sit for ten minutes. It lifts out some of the stain and loosens the rest.
Otherwise, here’s a fourth vote for hydrogen peroxide.
Next time, use more towels under her, or put a nylon sleeping back down first.
I’ve never tried hydrogen peroxide, but if you do, check first to make sure it doesn’t stain.
If you clean with water, they recommend rubbing with chalk afterwards, but I’ve never tried that either.
Yeah, or put a futon down. Those are cheaper and easier to replace. If you’re lucky it won’t even go through the sheets. Sounds like your initial situation in Japan is going well 
You ever look into the private contracts for teaching in Fukuoka?
I’d throw the ladel away, though.
He can keep the whisk, though.
Don’t forget to move the Naval Treaty from its hidey-hole. And put the mats back the right way
I wouldn’t count on that much luck. Best to put something waterproof under the sheets.
No idea if this’d work on tatami, but OxyClean is freaking amazing when it comes to blood.
If you don’t have OxyClean, try meat tenderizer. The unseasoned, unless you want an interesting olfactory remnant.
Yeah, I was going to say that small amounts of your own blood come out with your own saliva, but then I realized the nature of the situation.
It was from a birth at home with little warning, so there was no plastic or anything to catch the blood. Luckily, it all turned out okay in the end and even the carpeting survived.
It’s Japanese for “place to slaughter the infidel”.