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The mountains of Chizu, Knife Forging of Tottori Prefecture

Tottori Prefectural Government

Tottori Prefectural Government
Tottori-shi, Tottori-ken, Japan

Charcoal, indispensable for forging iron, is abundantly available in the mountains of Tottori Prefecture. Forestry in this region also utilized iron tools, so the blacksmiths’ work was closely entwined with local people’s daily lives.

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  • Title: The mountains of Chizu, Knife Forging of Tottori Prefecture
  • Location: Japan,tottori,yazugun,chizu
  • Subject Keywords: Tottori Prefecture
Tottori Prefectural Government

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