Crossed Heart Forge

Though the countries sit on opposite sides of the Pacific, this blacksmith in Canada has been honouring a sacred Japanese tradition for more than half of his life.

In Canada, through Vancouver and over the Salish Sea, on Vancouver Island, there’s a small farm bustling with the sounds of alpacas, chickens, a rooster, giant hand-reared turkeys, dogs, peacocks, two small goats and a single man, wearing a headscarf, hammering away on an anvil. (read the full article)

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