【動画】刃物の産地で日本刀の「打ち初め式」 岐阜 関

It`s a very solemn atmosphere, and I feel like I`m going to have a good time.

It`s a very solemn atmosphere, and I feel like I`m going to have a good time.
刃物の産地として知られる岐阜県関市で、ことしの作業の安全と成功を祈る日本刀の「打ち初め式」が行われました

[Video] Uchizome-shiki for Japanese swords in a production area of cutlery Gifu Seki

[Video] Uchizome-shiki for Japanese swords in a production area of cutlery Gifu Seki
刃物の産地として知られる岐阜県関市では毎年1月2日に、ことし1年の作業の安全と成功を祈って日本刀の鍛錬を奉納する「打ち初め式」を行っています

In Seki City, Gifu Prefecture, which is known as a production area of cutlery, a Japanese sword ``Uchizome ceremony`` was held to pray for the safety and success of this year`s work.

In Seki City, Gifu Prefecture, which is known as a production area of cutlery, a Japanese sword ``Uchizome ceremony`` was held to pray for the safety and success of this year`s work.
市内の観光施設「関鍛冶伝承館」では、白装束に烏帽子(えぼし)姿の刀匠たち9人が「打ち初め式」にのぞみました
刀匠たちは、火を入れた釜に刀のもとになる「鋼(はがね)」を入れて1000度以上に熱したあと、大きな「つち」でたたいて不純物を取り除いていく「折り返し鍛錬」と呼ばれる工程を披露しました

Every time the steel was struck, bright red sparks fluttered, and visitors were amazed at the powerful sword-making process.

Every time the steel was struck, bright red sparks fluttered, and visitors were amazed at the powerful sword-making process.
鋼をたたくたびに真っ赤な火花が舞い、訪れた人たちは迫力のある刀づくりの光景に見入っていました

At the Seki Blacksmith Tradition Museum, a tourist facility in the city, nine swordsmiths dressed in white and eboshi hats participated in the Uchizome-shiki ceremony.

At the Seki Blacksmith Tradition Museum, a tourist facility in the city, nine swordsmiths dressed in white and eboshi hats participated in the Uchizome-shiki ceremony.
岐阜県各務原市から訪れた47歳の男性は「新年から拝見できてよかったです

The swordsmiths put the steel, which is the base of the sword, into a cauldron with fire, heat it to over 1000 degrees, and then beat it with a large hammer to remove impurities. I showed off the process called folding training

The swordsmiths put the steel, which is the base of the sword, into a cauldron with fire, heat it to over 1000 degrees, and then beat it with a large hammer to remove impurities. I showed off the process called folding training
とても厳粛な雰囲気で、私も身の引き締まる思いです」と話していました

A 47-year-old man from Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture said, I`m glad I could see this from the New Year.

A 47-year-old man from Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture said, I`m glad I could see this from the New Year.