Paolo fromTOKYO | Day in the Life of a Japanese Knife Maker @PaolofromTOKYO | Uploaded August 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
A day in the life of a Japanese Knife maker working in knife factory in Seki City Japan. This is what a typical work day would be for a knife technician in the factory and outside of workplace. The Japanese work culture can be seen in her everyday activities. Also, this is how Japanese knives are made. Nene works as a knife technician at Zwilling J.A. Henckels Japan, originally a 291-year-old German Knife maker who eventually setup an office in Japan and later acquired their knife factory here in Seki city, also known in Japan as the city of blades, crafting flawless samurai swords and knives for more than 800 years and producing half of Japan’s total knives in this city alone. Today, 90% of the company’s knives sold in Japan are actually made here at this factory. Throughout her shift, she’s tasked with inspecting knives being crafted that day, to ensure that each knife meets the factory’s strict quality standards. Which also means that she’s responsible for knowing the details about each and every knife that’s crafted in the factory including the entire build process for that individual knife and the technical requirements each one must satisfy in order for her to fully perform the inspections. In fact, all the workers are required to undergo basic training when joining, and during the training period, each worker’s skills are assessed and based on their strengths, assigned a specific role such as sharpening knifes, welding, etc. Apparently, sharpening the knives by hand is one of the most challenging parts when crafting a knife. So much so, the factory itself only has 9 specialists who have mastered the skill, and at the moment only 2 who are skilled enough to perform Kiwami Honbazuke, the most extreme and technical knife sharpening possible.
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A day in the life of a Japanese Knife maker working in knife factory in Seki City Japan. This is what a typical work day would be for a knife technician in the factory and outside of workplace. The Japanese work culture can be seen in her everyday activities. Also, this is how Japanese knives are made. Nene works as a knife technician at Zwilling J.A. Henckels Japan, originally a 291-year-old German Knife maker who eventually setup an office in Japan and later acquired their knife factory here in Seki city, also known in Japan as the city of blades, crafting flawless samurai swords and knives for more than 800 years and producing half of Japan’s total knives in this city alone. Today, 90% of the company’s knives sold in Japan are actually made here at this factory. Throughout her shift, she’s tasked with inspecting knives being crafted that day, to ensure that each knife meets the factory’s strict quality standards. Which also means that she’s responsible for knowing the details about each and every knife that’s crafted in the factory including the entire build process for that individual knife and the technical requirements each one must satisfy in order for her to fully perform the inspections. In fact, all the workers are required to undergo basic training when joining, and during the training period, each worker’s skills are assessed and based on their strengths, assigned a specific role such as sharpening knifes, welding, etc. Apparently, sharpening the knives by hand is one of the most challenging parts when crafting a knife. So much so, the factory itself only has 9 specialists who have mastered the skill, and at the moment only 2 who are skilled enough to perform Kiwami Honbazuke, the most extreme and technical knife sharpening possible.
Zwilling J.A. Henckels Japan
- zwilling.com
Watch all of my Japan Day in the Life videos on this playlist
- tokyozebra.com/ditl
Get my Tokyo & Japan Merch and show your support!
- tokyozebra.com/mrch
___ Tokyo Zebra: My 2nd YouTube Channel ___
See My Life in Japan behind the scenes
- youtube.com/tokyozebra
Questions about Japan or Japan Travel? Get answers and chat with my Discord Community
- https://paolofrom.tokyo/discord
___ Channel Support ___
Want to help SUPPORT my channel, buy me a BEER or Maiko and I DINNER? Thank you in advance!
- PayPal: paypal.me/paolofromtokyo
- Venmo: PaolofromTokyo (venmo.com/paolofromtokyo)
- Patreon: patreon.com/paolofromtokyo
- Bitcoin: 1AUZW1Emio4qtRiBir3EUDey1zi3ssoRsw
Join YouTube Channel Memberships
- youtube.com/paolofromtokyo/join
- Merch Store: tokyozebra.com/mrch
___ Help with Subtitles / Closed Captioning ___
- https://paolofrom.tokyo/cc
___ Business ___
Want me to feature your business in my video?
business@tokyozebra.com
Want to send me stuff?
For ADDRESS
- tokyozebra.com/address
___ For more info about me ___
I'm from TOKYO JAPAN, I've been living here for a long time. I'll be your Tokyo Travel Guide, taking you to the spots I love as well as showing you what to do all around Japan and maybe sometimes overseas. I'm also into Tech so you'll see a few videos about my drone and other cool toys I discover. In short, the channel is all about what I Love, Japan, Food, Travel, Tech and most likely coming FROM-TOKYO, my home.
- Website
tokyozebra.com/about
- Instagram:
@paolofromtokyo - instagram.com/paolofromtokyo
@tokyo.zebra - instagram.com/tokyo.zebra
- Facebook:
facebook.com/paolofromtokyoofficial
- Twitter:
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___ My Film Gear ___
(Affiliate Links Used - I may receive commission from products purchased)
- Main Camera
(USA Link) amzn.to/2GlSvyy
(International) geni.us/pyBIG7S
- Main Wide Lens
(USA Link) amzn.to/2o5B00B
(International) geni.us/DDbpW
- Powered Mic
(USA Link) amzn.to/2B7HnUM
(International) geni.us/ZaFl4a
- Mic
(USA Link) amzn.to/30VtlPV
(International) geni.us/lVurdzT
- Portable TriPod
(USA Link) amzn.to/2LKhM6e
(International) geni.us/DfeI
- Gimbal
(USA Link) amzn.to/2PYmjYA
(International) geni.us/amgYR3
- Drone (Original)
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(International) geni.us/UFAFl3c
- For a complete list of my gear:
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