Day in the Life of a Japanese Knife Maker

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As a bartender I'd LOVE to see some day (or rather night) in the life of Japanese bar staff, or what traditional pubs look like in Japan!!! Thanks Paolo

The manager looked so excited to introduce himself, his role in the company, and his favorite blade. Very endearing! Everyone seems to be very proud of their work and there is definitely a lot that goes into making such quality products. Thank you for the insight to this factory, Paolo!

It's crazy how a massive knife production feel modern yet traditional in at the same time. Pure awesomeness.

My mind was blown when you asked a R&D Developer to see an actual prototype and he was like hold up I will get one of the concepts out. Love how proud all of the people in the video are for working at their workplace, They all look dedicated to the work.

Japan Day in the Life videos are highly informative yet very entertaining to watch. I have this sort of weird fascination for Japanese knife crafting. They’re very, very high quality compared to just an ordinary kitchen knife. Whenever you need to either slice or chop something, you don’t need to exert much effort. Let the knife do what it can do.

I bought some of these knives almost 11 years ago and today, to look at them, you would think they are only a week old. The quality is second to none...and now I know why. A big thank you to you, Nene and all your co-workers! And, of course, thank you Paolo for another great DITL video!

Compared to other day in lives, she’s living quite comfortably

Having a large living space in a quiet, beautiful area, short drive to work, being active with walking, meeting with numerous people a day, learning and memorizing knife patterns and sharpness... yeah this seems like the best career so far!!!! So cool! I think seeing a bartender would be cool as well

This is like PBS Kids for adults how it's shot, warm, inviting, also informative. Also, her aptitude for all those forms of testing for knife quality is impressive.

As a German I've known Zwilling for a long time now and was a bit surprised, that they actually manufacture in Japan, but it makes totally sense.

Very impressive. Much respect to her. I'll have to look into getting a set of knives of that brand. The quality checks are insane.

The proud the people working at the company is something you can feel through the video

I'm a professional chef and I use Miyabi knives at work and at home. I love the quality. Now I have seen the passion and care put into crafting the knives I can tell it is definitely sets them apart from other knives.

Never have I seen factory workers this dedicated and taking so much pride in their work, quite amazing.

she makes the Miyabi knives I use in my videos ❤️😀👍

Heyyy I just realized halfway through the video that I have a Miyabi knife! I bought one in highschool 13 years ago and it's my favorite knife. I treasure it so much that I don't let my husband use it 😂

I am amazed that you have been able to convince these companies to let you have this level of access and openness, especially for KRplus. Big shot out to you and your efforts. Plus it is amazing to see a young woman taking the lead and being given recognition. Please keep doing these. I am a huge supporter.

My father loves to cook, he made almost all the meals I ate since I was born to this day. He past this passion for coocking to me and now i enjoy coocking for my friends, my family and myselve. A year ago I got my first actuall job and be able to leave the nest with my own money. But I saved some money to gift each of my parets something special, I decided to bought my father a japanesse knife. Never have seen him soo happy looking at his boy starting life on his own (and gifting him a kickass knife). The knife is a Miyabi gyuto and i recogniced the logo on the thumbnail instantly, I didn´t see the video yet because i want to watch it with him.

Just bought a Miyabi Kaizen II chef's knife this afternoon and came across this on my recommended! Even prouder to own it now I've seen how much craftmanship and passion goes into each knife. Thank you Nene and team!