Reiwa's first Japanese sword ceremony, Gifu Seki, January 2, 12:53
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In Seki City, Gifu Prefecture, which is known as the production area of knives, the ceremony of the first Japanese sword was held in Reiwa, and the swordsmiths prayed for the safety of one year's work.
In Seki City, Gifu Prefecture, a ceremony was held every year on January 2 to devise the training of Japanese swords, and nine swordsmiths in white costumes participated in a white costume.
At the forging yard of the Seki Kaji Densetsukan, the swordsmiths heated the steel to about 1300 degrees in a kettle with a fire, and then performed a process called "Folding forging", which used a large "chinch" to beat strongly.
The venue was filled with about 300 Japanese sword enthusiasts and others, and while watching the swordsmiths with their smartphones and cameras, they were watching the traditional techniques that lasted for over 700 years.
A 50-year-old man in Seki, who visited to see the first ceremony at the beginning of Reiwa, said, "It's powerful." A woman in her 70s, in Takayama, said, "It was my first time to see a traditional ceremony. But the heat was amazing. "