Ukekaji - Blacksmith

Japanese: 請鍛冶 - うけかじ
Ukekaji - Blacksmith

…There are records that something similar was done in Shirakawa, Hida (Gifu Prefecture) until the beginning of the Showa period. Also, in the inner part of Kumamoto Prefecture's Kuma District and Iki Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, they were called "ukekaji" and villages without blacksmiths called them by their names, and even prepared huts, charcoal, and food. And in Iki Island, it is said that farmers also hammered the hammers themselves. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Ukekaji" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これと同じようなことを飛驒(岐阜県)の白川では,昭和の初めごろまで行っていたという記録がある。また熊本県球磨郡の奥部や長崎県壱岐島などでは,やはりそのころまで,〈請鍛冶(うけかじ)〉といって,鍛冶のいない村では,村としてこれを呼び,小屋や消し炭や食糧までも村で用意した。そして壱岐島の場合はやはり農民が自分で向う槌を打ったという。…

※「請鍛冶」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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