Back then If you were a child, you would have a coming of age ceremony to be given katana at 15

在那時，如果你是一個孩子，你將有一個成年儀式，在15歲時被授予武士刀。

Beautiful coal

美麗的煤炭

no gloves?

不戴手套？

Oh I thought you were giving me high five

哦，我以為你在和我擊掌

What are you going to do now?

你現在要做什麼？

Basically to weld the iron, we have to knead the iron

基本上要焊接鐵器，我們必須揉捏鐵器

to make it usable to make Katana

以使其能用於製作卡塔納

And after that?

在那之後呢？

Are you going to strike the iron again?

你要再次打鐵嗎？

You strike it first, and bring it back

你先打它，然後把它帶回來

and put it in again

並再次將其放入

What is the process now?

現在的程序是什麼？

Try not to burn it so much. If it melts, it's over

儘量不要把它燒得太厲害。如果它融化了，就結束了

Just when it's about to melt, send in the wind

就在它要融化的時候，送來了風

That's the process now

這就是現在的過程

Can you tell when to take it out by looking at the color of the flame?

你能通過觀察火焰的顏色來判斷何時將其取出嗎？

Color and sound -Sound?

顏色和聲音 -聲音？

and the shapes of the flames

和火焰的形狀

Aim for the middle

瞄準中間位置

You don't have to do this much,

你不需要做這麼多。

I don't want to mess this up

我不想把事情搞砸

You can't finish until I say so

除非我說，否則你不能完成

How long has it taken to get where you are?

你花了多長時間才走到今天的位置？

Preparing coals 3 years, big maul assistant 5 years

準備煤塊3年，大毛驢助手5年

Finding the right heat, forever is what they say

尋找合適的熱量，永遠是他們說的那樣

but 5 years and you become useful

但5年後，你就會變得有用

There seems to be many types of swords there,

那裡似乎有很多類型的劍。

so could you tell us more?

所以你能告訴我們更多嗎？

Generally speaking, the blade length of up to 30cm is the short sword

一般來說，刃長在30釐米以內的為短劍。

Is this the date? -Yes, the date

是這個日期嗎？-是的，就是這個日期

This is a really cute short sword

這是一把非常可愛的短劍

You can see it clearly when the light is upon it

當光線照射到它時，你可以清楚地看到它。

Longer than 30cm and under 60cm is the Wakizashi

長於30釐米和低於60釐米的是Wakizashi。

Longer than 60cm is the Tachi

長於60釐米的是塔奇

What is that?

那是什麼？

This is called the Uchiko

這被稱為 "內閣"。

This is like the carving stone's minature version

這就像雕刻石的微型版本

You take away the excessive oil on it

你把上面過量的油拿掉

The titles are here

標題在這裡

My thoughts are written here with the Chinese characters

我的想法在這裡用中國字寫出來

The shape

形狀

And looking at the curve. This one has a quite a huge curve from the middle

再看一下曲線。這個人從中間開始有一個相當大的曲線

The surface of the iron can be seen after it has been struck multiple times

可以看到鐵器的表面被多次敲擊後的痕跡

Looking at how the iron is done is another way to enjoy it

觀察鐵器是如何完成的，是享受鐵器的另一種方式

You can see the design on the surface when you shed light on it

當你把光照到它時，你可以看到表面的設計。

You can see clearly how the lines come in

你可以清楚地看到線條是如何進來的

Seeing the design is another way to enjoy Katana

看設計是享受卡塔納的另一種方式

When you shed light, -I can see it

當你發出光芒時，我可以看到它

Quite strong -Turn it around

相當強大 -轉過來

It's quite different

這是很不同的

It's quite a heavy responsibility

這是一個相當沉重的責任

I think it was sharpened by Mr. Manatsu

我認為它是由Manatsu先生磨的。

Do you put in designs here?

你在這裡投入設計嗎？

Depending on the sword, we would add design or carvings

根據不同的劍，我們會增加設計或雕刻的內容

This was 2007, when I just started

這是2007年，當時我剛開始

It's like a shorter version of Kodachi. This is the long one

這就像一個短版的《Kodachi》。這是長的那一個

This is the shortened one

這是縮短後的版本

This is quite unique. A design of the clan?

這是很獨特的。氏族的設計？

This was to show the surface of the iron so you can see the rugged design on the sword

這是為了顯示鐵的表面，以便你能看到劍上的崎嶇設計。

So in general, how heavy is the Katana?

那麼一般來說，卡塔納的重量是多少？

Around 1kg

約1公斤

I thought it was heavier

我認為它更重

Well, 2kg is too heavy to carry

嗯，2公斤的東西太重了，無法攜帶

What about that long one? -That may be around 2kg

那條長的呢？-那可能是2公斤左右

Maybe that one is around 1.8kg

也許那個是1.8公斤左右

You need muscles

你需要肌肉

When you shed light on it, well normally they say the wave design is the part it turns white

當你對它進行說明時，好吧，通常他們說波浪設計是它變成白色的部分。

but the wave design on the Katana is when you shed light, it comes out

但是Katana上的波浪形設計是當你灑下光線時，它就會出來。

The white part is what the katana polisher adds on like a makeup

白色的部分是武士刀拋光機像化妝一樣加在上面的東西。

It's like an eyeshadow. Whether you make the white area to be wide or narrow

這就像一個眼影。無論你把白色區域做得寬還是窄

The thickness will change the look. It's a design

厚度會改變外觀。這是個設計

To align that is the job of the polisher

對齊，是拋光機的工作。

For us, the part which comes out is the original wave design

對我們來說，出來的部分是原始的波浪設計

Shedding light means looking at the bare face of a women without makeup. Looking at the katana's bare face

放光意味著看一個沒有化妝的女人的裸臉。看著卡塔納的裸臉

What is so special about being a sword-smith?

作為一個劍匠，有什麼特別之處？

As a sword-smith, putting my passion on to the sword is what makes it special

作為一名劍匠，將我的熱情投入到劍上是它的特點。

A type of expression

一種表達方式

What are things you consider when you make a sword?

當你製作一把劍時，你考慮的事情是什麼？

Basically it is a job not to give in

基本上，這是一項不屈服的工作。

Well, it's craftsmanship so passion makes what it makes. So I guess the passion is important

嗯，這是手工藝，所以激情造就了它的成就。所以我想激情是很重要的

Do you get injured?

你會受傷嗎？

When you start out, you get burns and a lot of blisters

當你開始的時候，你會被燒傷，有很多水泡

And you don't know when the master will tell you to stop

而你不知道主人何時會告訴你停止。

so you have to continue until they say so?

所以你必須繼續下去，直到他們這麼說？

Interaction with the customer is important? -Yes

與客戶的互動很重要？-是的

Having conversation with the customer is ideal to making what they want to make

與客戶交談是製造他們想要的東西的理想選擇。

Since I want to make with passion, I want it to be a sword which will be loved and used by the owner for many years

由於我想用熱情來製作，我希望它是一把會被主人喜愛並使用多年的劍。

To think that way and creating the sword is what I believe and is how I make the sword

以這種方式思考和創造劍是我的信念，也是我做劍的方式。

The person who orders the sword may have different feelings

訂購劍的人可能有不同的感受

and through conversation, do those feelings match with yours?

並通過交談，這些感受是否與你的一致？

It is necessary for the feelings to match

有必要讓感情與之匹配

And ofcourse the Japanese culture has always continued on with Katana

當然，日本的文化也一直在延續著卡塔納。

When you are born, you receive the sword as protection

當你出生時，你會得到劍作為保護。

When you turn 15 or become an adult, you receive a sword as to have responsibility to own a weapon

當你年滿15歲或成為成年人時，你會收到一把劍，以便有責任擁有武器。

For women, they were given Katana as a protection

對於婦女來說，她們被授予卡塔納作為保護。

When you die, you place a sword to ward off evil

當你死後，你會放置一把劍來抵禦邪惡。

We have that culture

我們有這種文化

Katana appears many times in old proverbs as something which comes with our lives

在古老的諺語中，Katana多次出現在我們的生活中，是一種伴隨著我們生活的東西。

That is why I have my own responsibility of creating a sword and that's what I do

這就是為什麼我有自己的責任，創造一把劍，這就是我所做的。

They are made to last for a lifetime so

它們是用來維持一生的，所以

I want them be treated with respect

我希望他們受到尊重

Not just the person, but when they are passed to the next generation, I'd be happy as well

不僅僅是這個人，當他們傳給下一代時，我也會很高興的

I hope I can create a sword like that

我希望我能創造一把這樣的劍

Last question is, what is your philosophy?

最後一個問題是，你的哲學是什麼？

Philosophy is such a hard word so if I would put into a few words,

哲學是一個很難的詞，所以如果我想把它變成幾個詞。

but not to give in, and to create by what I believe in is what I can say

但不屈服，並以我的信念來創造，這是我可以說的。

Thank you very much

非常感謝您