HIRATA SUKEHIRA
Birthplace : Tokyo Japan
Career : Trained under Ueta Sukesada
at Bizen Osafune Okayama.
Learn about Tatara ironworks.
Producing Japanese Swords in a unique way to match the
steel we make.
HIRATA NODOKA
Birthplace : Okayama Japan
Career : Learn about tatara iron making from master Swordsmith Sukehira.
She is the only famale tatara master in the world.
She produces "Tamahagane"
a type of steel that is "high yielding, tenacious, and easy for the swordsmith to process.