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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British thugs enter factory
Everyone else in the factory:-
Aight imma head out
YOu gotta be sharp working in a place like this.
There are some cool jobs out there huh… why did I have to stick with ungrateful maddening people in hospitality then when I can play with knives for a living.
Great video! Went online to look for a Henkel knife afrerwards. Such craftsmanship!
OMG! She looks so much like one of my nieces. 😁
You know what I am surprised is the fact that he was there when 4 girls were having party🤣
I sometimes hope Indian factories have the same type of working environment 💔
This was very cool! We have these knives but I never knew what went into their production. Now I know and I am thankful for all who work so hard to make my home work for me and my family. 💝🙏💝 she seems a very nice young woman who will achieve a lot in her field. 💝🙏💝 Thank You for sharing this story.
another great video, the love that these workers have for their jobs is admirable. it makes me appreciate my japanese kitchen knife even more. i wonder if it came from this factory, probably not, but at least i can see the work and dedication that goes into making one.
Her friend is sweet she does have an adorable smile on her face.
Another interesting video ! You should also do a day in life of a bus driver 🚌
Bad @$$ brother
So coool!
people trying to figure out their own lives. Thanks, Paolo.
I wish they showed how they get the designs on the side of the knives
"Day in the Life of Japan's (cutest) Knife Maker"
There.. fixed.
Can we see a video about an IT sysadmin in Japan?
9:19 thats reasonable
It just amazes me how I re-watched K-ON!! ep13 earlier.
Love Paolo's "Day in the Life" series! Its so much fun to learn about Japanese culture and, as a bonus, production methods. I bought my son a Miyabi chef knife, and it is worth every penny. I never thought I would be passionate about a knife! Thanks Nene for sharing a day of your life.
JAPANESE ALWAYS WORKING WITH PERFECTION
I really enjoy this videos that you make,they are so relaxing and therapeutic. Thank You for helping go through the day. A fan from Africa 🙏🏾🥰
HI! I hope you can also do one for foreign workers. I heard there are a lot of them currently working there. And many of them are Filipinos. 🙂
Какая красотка, очень красивая девушка. Но шутить с ней я бы не стал, вдруг зарежет нахрен.
Day in a life of a anime studio
When I lived in Japan for 13 years I had a very early set of Mayabi/Zwilling knife set I brought back to the states. They in were in the thousands expensive then and today as I checked the early models are… very much more expensive. Ex threw them in the dishwasher. I lost the knives and got rid of the girlfriend with them.
I own about a dozen knifes from this company, I got my first one when I really got into cooking back in 2016. Sucker still holds a super sharp blade to this day. Awesome video, was cool to see where my knives got made. Also that new prototype knife would look good in my collection when it comes out 👀 Me and the Production manager have good taste it seems. We both have the same favorite knife.
I appreciate the fact that you aren't afraid of a bad pun!
I’m so curious! How do you have time to film them in the morning as they’re getting ready? Do you have to show up extra early at 5am just to prepare all the cameras or do you film on a separate day and clip the videos together?
Dude, that sharpening girl is so young but does one of the most difficult task! Impressive 👍
Waiting for a day of Japanese emperor 🤑
4 girls one guy 🥲
its just too Japanese… keep doing the same thing precisely for their whole life just to make sure its perfect. respect.
I've always wondered how paolo gets the video shots of the people waking up in their home. Does he legit tell them to take a video of a "scenario" of them waking up and have them act it out? Do they really take all these shots from different angles throughout the morning by themselves? I imagine he isnt just standing in their bedroom at 6:30, pointing a camera at them and waiting for them to wake up…..?
so many distinct tasks really interesting job
That miyabi birchwood 8” gyuto is perfection. 👌
That was such an interesting episode! I am from germany and didnt know that Zwilling builds so manny cool knives
Me with a $4 cleaver I've had from the dollar store for 7 years and is sharp as hell and still my favorite blade to use.
This:
It's maybe one of the best description in general about the Job of quality assurance in a company. She got my highest respect. Thanks for this documentation!
Watching her is like watching an NPC move around
i have japanese knife that still in use after more than 5 years. now i know why
11:35 a strange question, but what keyboard is the factory manager using? (I’m looking for a slim keyboard in that style)
I've been in QA/QC roles for almost 20 years for an aerospace company, so I really appreciate seeing quality work being done and presented. Thanks.
Japanese knifemaker wearing a sweater of zwillingen ( German for twins), a German knife maker?!?!?!
So…… how???
What??
Huh???!
Need to buy these knives