水車ふいごの地域特性について

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As the demand for iron increased during the Sengoku period, the Izumo region developed larger Tatara and Tenbin-Fuigo. In the Izumo area, human-powered Fuigo was used until the mid-Meiji period. On the other hand, in the northern Tohoku region, waterwheel-powered Fuigo were used from the 16th century. The blast furnace steel mills built at the end of the Tokugawa period used Fuigos, which were driven by water wheels. This report provides an overview of Fuigo, which was used in the steel manufacturing industry in the Pacific Ocean side of the northern Tohoku region, where iron sand manufacturing was popular.