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/stories/story034/ - Tatara Ironworks https://unnan-tatara.jp/en/tatara_about.html - Tamahagane Steel https://www.seisukeknife.com/blogs/news/tamahagane-the-rarest-steel-of-all - 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.php?curid=41698496 Video Gear I Use 📷 Camera: https://amzn.to/2NEokdl 📷 Drone: https://amzn.to/2GAURv8 📷 Wide Lens: http://amzn.to/2BcJCGJ 📷 Prime Lens: http://amzn.to/2C2LEpt 🎤 Microphone: http://amzn.to/2BJi114 📺 Monitor: http://amzn.to/2E8XzUI 📷 All the rest: https://kit.co/lifewhereimfrom/youtube-filming-gear Connect 🗲Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lifewhereimfrom 🗲Life Where I'm From X Channel: http://bit.ly/ytlwifx 🗲Website: http://www.lifewhereimfrom.com/ 🗲Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifewhereimfrom 🗲Instagram: https://instagram.com/lifewhereimfrom 🗲Twitter: https://twitter.com/lifewhereimfrom Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/bad4aw/