Tatara Village – 玉鋼の記憶｜島根県雲南市 たたらの里・田部土蔵群
[Music] Shimanete was once a land forged by iron. In Yoshida, Unan City, the Tanabete family storehouses still stand, silent witnesses to the legacy of Tatara iron making. For centuries, the Tanabet clan guided this tradition, transforming iron, sand, and charcoal in clay furnaces into tamahagane. From black sand came Tamahagane, smelted in fire and refined with patience. The precious steel at the heart of the samurai sword. With the breath of a bellows, you step into the world of the swordsmith, the roar of flame, the ring of hammer and steel, a craft of strength and devotion passed down through time. And then the old streets of Yoshida unfold before you. Wooden houses, narrow lanes, a quiet rhythm of life. Here, past and present meet, and the timeless spirit of Japan still lives on. [Music]
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Yoshida Town, Unnan City, Shimane Prefecture.
Here remains the legacy of tatara ironmaking, once the lifeblood of Japan’s steel tradition.
The white-walled Tanabe Storehouses, now recognized as Japan Heritage, still stand as silent witnesses to the birthplace of tamahagane.
This video takes you on a journey through the story of tatara:from iron sand to tamahagane, from the soul of the Japanese sword to the experience of the swordsmith’s craft, and finally, into the old streets and timeless countryside of Yoshida.
Come and visit Unnan, Shimane—where the echoes of tatara still live on.
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島根県・雲南市吉田町。ここには、かつて日本の鉄づくりを支えた「たたら製鉄」の記憶が残っています。
白壁の田部土蔵群、日本遺産に認定されたその姿は、玉鋼のふるさとを今に伝える証人です。
本映像では、田部土蔵群を起点に、砂鉄から生まれる玉鋼、日本刀の源流、刀鍛冶体験、そして吉田の街並みや原風景をめぐります。
炎と鉄が織りなした歴史を、旅するように感じていただければ幸いです。
ぜひ、島根・雲南に足を運び、たたらの響きを体感してください。