‘tantan’⠀ The work is same, day after day. The work might not look glamorous, it may not be flashy, it may look boring to those who do not understand. ⠀ However, our cities, our society, even our lives have been built and supported by those who have committed themselves in mastering their trade and the tools that they use. It is a relationship with their tools that day after day makes the world turn, that makes up the fabric of the world we take for granted.⠀ ⠀ This is the spirit of tantan. But everyone who commits themselves to their crafts, and mastering the tools they use to do so are also the spirit of tantan. ⠀ ⠀ tantan means, simply, bland, or plain. It also expresses the sounds of continuously hammering in Japanese.⠀ This video series focuses on the people and tools that give meaning to the word ‘tantan’.⠀ Presented by Hitohira.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ "たんたん"⠀ 日々を日々として捉え、昨日や明日と変わり映えのない今日を過ごす。⠀ それは一見、地味で味気ないものかもしれないし、華やかさとはかけ離れた世界かもしれない。⠀ しかし、私達の生活はそういった、たんたんと働き、日々少しずつ精進する人やモノがあって成り立っていると思うのです。⠀ ⠀ 目立たずとも、私達の生活を支える人やモノに、少しカメラを向けて、たんたんと流す。⠀ ⠀ これは日本を発信するウェブサイトひとひらが送るそんな映像集です。⠀ ⠀ Our Youtube channnel⠀ youtube.com/c/hitohirajapan⠀ or serch “hitohira Knife” on youtube⠀ ⠀ IGTV videos on #hitohirafilms #tantanhitohira⠀ ⠀ <OUR PARTNERS>⠀ @toshoknifearts (Toronto, Canada)⠀ @aiandomknives (Vancouver, Canada)⠀ ⠀ Japanese life style post on @hitohilife ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ ⠀ #japaneseknife #japaneseknives #kitchenknife #kitchenknives #gyuto #santoku #honyaki #japanesenaturalstones #tokyo #asakusa #chefknife #chefknives #woodworkingtools #hitohira #toshoknifearts #aiandomknives #tsubaya #包丁 #天然砥石 #jnat #japanesenaturalstone #crafts #砥ぎ #砥石 #刃物 #knifemaking #hitohiranaturalstone⠀ Japanese life style post on @hitohilife ⠀ (Hitohira/ひとひら)