Making Traditional Japanese Steel (Tamahagane)

We visit the Okuizumo area of Shimane to see how Japanese steel, tamahagane, was traditionally made.
• Thanks to Japan Heritage Official Site for sponsoring this video! More info: https://bit.ly/japan-heritage-LWIF
• Provision of reference: Wakou Museum

Sources:
- Tatara story https://japan-heritage.bunka.go.jp/ja...
- Tatara Ironworks https://unnan-tatara.jp/en/tatara_abo...
- Tamahagane Steel https://www.seisukeknife.com/blogs/ne...
- By James St. John - Specularite (high-grade iron ore) (Soudan Iron-Formation, Neoarchean, ~2.69 Ga; Soudan Mine, Soudan, Minnesota, USA) 9, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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