FULI Japanese Futon Mattress (Full)

Lovely. Nice and comfortable. Twin size was bigger (in a good way) than expected. Plenty big enough for my height (4”11) and supportive for my weight (108lbs). Lots of room. Sometimes I need a nap away from the noise and others so I use this to lay down in my office (I work from home). Soft cover layer. Great materials and firmness. No smell at all when I opened.

This matters is awesome for several reasons. 1) OPENS SPACE IN ROOM: it really opens the room up. i just kept seeing how much a bed swallows space in a room. i roll this japanese futon mattres into a makeshift sofa couch during the day. i've been loving having that space now. 2) BETTER ON MY NECK AND BODY: I'm a 58-yr-old woman, and it's good for my back and body. It has been very comfortable. i don't have problems with tingling in my hips and thighs and shoulders/arms anymore like i did with a regular mattress. (and my formerr mattress was a pretty good quality). 3) CLEANER FEELING: it makes me keep up with some better hygiene habits bc you are supposed to air it out 1x week (at the minimum hang over a chair, and better is when you can put it in the sun in the backyard or at a window). Because i sleep with it on the floor this makes me run the vacuum in my room 1x week also before putting the aired-out futon mattress back on the floor. so even though it's a little more maintenance thana regular bed I like it since airing it out makes it feel so clean. Plus, that gives me the structure and makes me run the vacuum in my room and change my linen (when before i didn't often enough 😬). 4) BETTER QUALITY SLEEP: i'm sleeping without having to wake up from pain and tingling in my legs and arms and without lower back pain. So i get deeper sleep and wake up more rested. plus because my sleeping space is cleaner and better maintained, I know that is helping my sleep and mental health. As far as thickness, like i wrote, it's very comfortable and good for my body. as far a heat retention, i haven't noticed this mattress holds heat (at least not any more than any "regular" mattress). I run hot (woman in late 50s) so I have found these solutions when i had a regular mattress that i still use with this futon mattress: a) i wash or at least rinse off in a quick shower at night, cool water at the end, to clean out pores b) run a fan and keep room temp cool, c) use 3 layers of sheets on top of the mattress (underneath me between me and the mattress) and 2-3 sheets layered with a blanket on top of me.

I bought this shikibuton after trying a few mattresses (Nectar, Casper, Sealy Response, Simmons, and most recently Zinus) that simply didn't work for me. It's probably stress at work because of busy season, but I've been getting an hour or two of sleep before constantly waking up. It's a vicious, never-ending cycle until I have to wake up for work. After doing some research, someone online recommended getting a shikibuton and sleeping on the floor (on top of a mat). This was such a weird concept to me because I slept on a mattress and frame/boxspring my whole life. However, I was desperate and decided to give this a try. Thankfully I did because I've been sleeping like a baby and feeling so energized whenever I wake up. It did take a little getting used to the first few days though. Once I did, I don't think I can go back. I have even more projects and stress piling up at work, but I can get a full sleep in before waking up. This shikibuton is the perfect combination of comfort and firmness when used alongside my floor mat. I still find it hard to believe because it's so thin compared to traditional mattresses but it somehow just works. To make it even better, the shikibuton is easy to fold and put away. I have a four story home in the city and sometimes I am too lazy to go down 2 flight of stairs from the master bedroom to my office room/yoga room on the first floor if I want to get some workout in. In less than a minute I can fold my shikibuton, put it away in the closet, and setup my yoga mat. It's so convenient and I couldn't do that with a traditional bed before. This shikibuton and concept of sleeping on one has changed my life. It's so much more affordable compared to all the mattresses I tried and returned back to Costco/Amazon as well. I highly recommend giving a shikibuton a try if traditional mattresses aren't working for you. I don't have any back pain or posture issues so I can't attest to improvements from that aspect of it while using shikibuton. Plus the shikibuton doesn't squeak and slide around during adult time compared to a traditional bed.

Not bad! Not bad at all.

I have purchased seven FULI futons since 2022. The top reason I keep coming back to the FULi is that I can customize my sleeping environment and feel better for it. I had a neck fusion surgery and the doctors all noted that when you alter one part of your spine, the other parts will change too. And so years of back and hip problems followed. I tried tempurpdeic mattresses and all levels of caspers and sealys… all trying to find the right comfort. I just wanted to wake up not hurting. You know, the first foot on the floor and that moment you stand up- it changes how your day will be. I came across the FULI system when outfitting a condo in 2022. I needed a bed that would also be a yoga/sretch space and so bought 2 FULIs. I ended sleeping on these instead and loved every night. They were firmer but when I woke up and took my first steps, I was better for it. This last month, I made the major decision to return to FULI in a hardcore way. I purchased 5 king sized FULI’s and 3 covers. I use the FULI mat as well. This is my current dream set up- I have 3 stacked FULI’s in my primary bedroom. I use a mattress cover over the stack. With a duvet on top, they are my dream sleep inducing princess in a pea stack of loveliness. Seriously, it is the best. I live on an island and we have wonderful breezes. Can you take your mattress outside and let it air in nature and then easily move it back in? I can. I feel healthier and pampered. I am planning to make sunbrella outdoor fabric duvet covers for them so that I can tear one off the bed and take it outside to read under a tree if I want, or lay in the sun. A luxurious picnic blanket even. They are foldable and a king folded makes a dreamy floor cushion. These are just wonderful. Flexible use, a great price for the quality, a super step to wellness, completely customizable and a great way to feel better about sleep and the next day. You can store them easily in the vacuum bags they arrive in, or roll them in their covers for an attractive and useful guest bed. You can travel with them. The king sized FULI’s is exactly a king size and will fit any foundation you already have or any platform or foundation you will buy. Oh and the kicker- the new foam mattresses on the market are one sided and so you can only rotate them to the same two spots. If they start to sag, you are done. The FULI can be flipped, rotated, offering 4 times the lasting power and when I take mine out to air, they become even fresher and make me feel pampered in a healthy way all over again. And, I take comfort in knowing that should my needs change, my FULI’s can change with them.

For those who don't want soft mattress this is a very good option Happy with the product

Original review (4 stars) - I've been sleeping on this futon nearly every night for the past year. The first few days, I was sore, but then I wasn't. I don't use a pillow with it because that feels weird. It's comfy, it was pretty nice on a low/medium-pile rug, now I have it on vinyl flooring with just a thick blanket under me for some cushioning on my joints. I may buy a tatami mat for it because I want just a LITTLE more cushion. This all being said, I'm a front/side sleeper, even though I try not to be. I fall asleep with no pillow and my stuffed animal on my side, and I usually wake up in the morning on my front, using the stuffed animal as a pillow. I kind of relish the nights I sleep in a real bed though. The cushioning just can't be beat. ALSO! It's not that easy to fold. It will come unfolded on its own. I keep mine hung over a portable clothing rack during the day. It's easy to care for: about once a week, I wash the little zipper cover I use and I hang the bare futon on the rack. I get my little portable space heater and turn that on for a while. Since I hang it up every day and heat it about once a week, I've never had a problem with mold or smell or anything. TL;DR it's a little more work than a mattress, and a little less comfortable, but it's comfy enough to sleep on every night and I have much more space in my room than if I had a bed! EDITED REVIEW (5 stars) - I slept on a new, firm twin bed for a year after my year on the futon. I am now back to sleeping on the futon. It’s my favorite thing. Changed my review from 4 to 5 stars. I don’t think I’d describe caring for the futon as a hassle. Honestly, the upkeep I described above is pretty minimal, and I feel much cleaner on my futon than I did sleeping on my mattress that couldn’t get aired out the same way. The daily upkeep of just putting it on my rolling clothes rack takes less time than making my bed. Currently I just sleep on the futon with nothing underneath on a hardwood floor. Something I didn’t mention before with the futon is how grounding it feels to sleep on the floor like that. I really like doing yoga on a thin mat, I wear barefoot shoes; I like to feel the ground below me. This futon allows me to do the same when I’m sleeping! So much love for my futon

Ok first i will talk about the positives... no i won't. Just don't buy this futon. The grass mattress is ok although very thin, you can get a thicker one for about same price. But lets say you want to put it on the floor on a soft carpet, then it's ok. This futon however, just don't buy it. Read the reviews. It's very thin, the middle polyester padding is practicaly non existent, i had to have a topper under it but that would all be ok if it wasn't for THE SMELL. We got the whole set of the mattress, futon and cover and we were so excited to sleep on it, it took couple of nights to adjust to it and since day one my husband was walking around smelling potatoes. It became a thing after like two days of him mentioning he smells potatoes. At that time i didn't really smell anything but then one day boom i smelled potatoes and we started searching what is it coming from.... It was the futon. Many people describe the futon smells bad and has mold in it. Ours didn't have a visible mold or anything but the potato smell grew every day to the point that my husband woke up with a migraine and i had a rash. So no i do not recommend. Hope this will helps someone, do not buy this. We are returning, we found another option for same price from better materials.