Play: Nihonto Making in Seki
Nihonto Making in Seki · John P
1:21 · 6 May 2012
The 25th and the 26th Kanefusa forge a katana in their forge in Seki: the bellows, the hammering and the folding of the steel.
Play: 火花が飛ぶ日本刀鍛錬を間近で体験 (hibana ga tobu Nihontō tanren o majika de taiken) · 二十五代 藤原兼房【前編】 (nijūgodai Fujiwara Kanefusa, zenpen)
火花が飛ぶ日本刀鍛錬を間近で体験 (hibana ga tobu Nihontō tanren o majika de taiken) · 二十五代 藤原兼房【前編】 (nijūgodai Fujiwara Kanefusa, zenpen) · 岩出かずや 関市議・税理士 (Iwade Kazuya, Seki shigi, zeirishi)
3:04 · 22 June 2023
A visit to the forge of the 25th Fujiwara Kanefusa, with the forging seen up close.
Play: 関の刀匠が守る日本刀づくり (Seki no tōshō ga mamoru Nihontō-zukuri) · 二十五代 藤原兼房の鍛錬場を見学 (nijūgodai Fujiwara Kanefusa no tanrenba o kengaku)
関の刀匠が守る日本刀づくり (Seki no tōshō ga mamoru Nihontō-zukuri) · 二十五代 藤原兼房の鍛錬場を見学 (nijūgodai Fujiwara Kanefusa no tanrenba o kengaku) · 岩出かずや 関市議・税理士 (Iwade Kazuya, Seki shigi, zeirishi)
4:47 · 24 June 2023
The second part of the visit: the workshop and the craft of sword-making in Seki.