Today, we make a knife in Japan. In the mountains of Kochi prefecture, I met a Japanese blacksmith and he was kind enough to spend the day with me and teach me how to make a knife.

Eventually, with the help of a translator, Kamila and Anna found Japanese blacksmiths to work with. “Some of the blacksmiths we’ve been dealing with are 13th generation (e.g. Moritaka was ...

Some 700 years ago, a famous Japanese blacksmith from Kyoto, named Kuniyasu Chiyozuru, came to the village of Takefu (now Echizen) in the state, or prefecture, called Fukui. There, he transformed ...

Meanwhile, Great Big Story introduces a blacksmith who keeps the tradition of Tosa stamping knife in Kochi prefecture and a young man who applied for discipleship to that blacksmith, in a movie.

TAKEFU (JAPAN) - Blacksmith Yoshihiro Yauji pulls a piece of glowing metal from the forge in a Japanese village, continuing a tradition dating back centuries to when the region was renowned for ...

KITAHIROSHIMA, Hiroshima -- A company in this western Japan town is planning tours that will allow participants, including visitors from overseas, to experience traditional Japanese blacksmithing.