Play: 刀鍛冶夫婦の人生【平田祐平・平田のどか】 (Katanakaji fūfu no jinsei: the life of a swordsmith couple, Hirata Sukehira and Hirata Nodoka)
刀鍛冶夫婦の人生【平田祐平・平田のどか】 (Katanakaji fūfu no jinsei: the life of a swordsmith couple, Hirata Sukehira and Hirata Nodoka) · 人生レコード (Jinsei Rekōdo)
12:06 · 27 January 2024
An interview with the two of them about how they came to the forge.
Play: 【“日本で唯一”】玉鋼つくる職人 (Nihon de yuiitsu: tamahagane tsukuru shokunin; the only woman tamahagane maker in Japan)
【“日本で唯一”】玉鋼つくる職人 (Nihon de yuiitsu: tamahagane tsukuru shokunin; the only woman tamahagane maker in Japan) · 日テレ (Nittere) NEWS
5:43 · 8 March 2024
A Nippon TV news report on Hirata Nodoka; the forge also appears.
Play: 【Fresh Faces #496】平田のどか（平田鍛刀場 玉鋼職人） (Hirata Nodoka, Hirata Tantōjō tamahagane shokunin)
【Fresh Faces #496】平田のどか（平田鍛刀場 玉鋼職人） (Hirata Nodoka, Hirata Tantōjō tamahagane shokunin) · Fresh Faces 〜アタラシイヒト〜 (Atarashii Hito) BS朝日 (Asahi)
3:00 · 2 November 2024
A short BS Asahi piece on Hirata Nodoka.
Play: 東京交差点 (Tōkyō Kōsaten) ＯＮＥ ＭＯＭＥＮＴ ＃357【刀の原料、玉鋼を生み出す！】 (katana no genryō, tamahagane o umidasu; producing tamahagane, the material of the sword)
東京交差点 (Tōkyō Kōsaten) ＯＮＥ ＭＯＭＥＮＴ ＃357【刀の原料、玉鋼を生み出す！】 (katana no genryō, tamahagane o umidasu; producing tamahagane, the material of the sword) · テレ東公式 (Teretō kōshiki) TV TOKYO
3:30 · 16 March 2026
A TV Tokyo piece on Hirata Nodoka and the tatara.