Day in the Life of a Japanese Knife Maker

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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.

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!

I've been a hobby bladesmith for almost 9 years now and have always been fascinated by Japanese kitchen knives. When it comes to cutlery Japan is second to none! While I could never produce a blade on par with their master smiths, it's definitely something I've strived to do. Very impressed with Paolo's knowledge of knives. Great video, what an amazing company. Sadly you'll never see a factory with this much attention to detail in America.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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!

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 wanted to share this with you guys, have a nice day.

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

She's such a beautiful young lady and so dedicated to her work her family should be very proud of her.

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

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

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!

When was working in automotive textiles, we had a crew from Japan come to fix a problem we were having with machinery. Very smart guys who worked hard and solved the issue! Much Respect!

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.

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. Took a look on their homepage, and it turns out you can even send in your old Zwilling knifes for 7€ (in Germany) and get them sharpen them for you. That's really cheap, if you ask me. Like their homepage says: "Find out, why Japanese craftsmanship and German precision are the perfect combination" (translated from German to English). Maybe one of my next knifes will be one of them as well :D

The manager's favourite knife is a gorgeous piece. Curly birch handles have a long history of being used in traditional Sami knives but it suits a Japanese chef's knife perfectly.