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I cannot remember the name from a post I read, but there is one in Portugal that was mentioned as a knife making center.
The interesting thing about Tosa, Japan is they set up a communal forging center.
Traditional blacksmithing is declining in Japan. Rather than having an apprentice learn from on master, in this center there are several master smiths. Ideas and expertise can be shared with the new generation.
There is another prefecture in Japan copying this idea, so it must be doing well.