SUBTITLES! The video is half English, half Japanese, so if you want the subtitles (in English), make sure that CC button is turned on! For my other two videos I talked about in this one, check out kzread.info/dash/bejne/dGdrtqqldNXVo9o.html and kzread.info/dash/bejne/d56mj7enpNi6kpc.html. Have a good one!

@treborironwolfe978

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't need the subtitles. I cannot yet speak Japanese, but the language was conveyed clear enough for me to understand it. Thanks for the great video, keep exploring and posting!! :)

@snehabhattacharjee9727

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing to us the hidden art unknown to many. A friend of mine who is crazy about Japan is now crazy about your channel. She has been binge watching all your videos from the beginning.

@freak8385

4 жыл бұрын

Here in Guatemala if you go to lake atitlan you can see the handcraft traditional mayan clothing, made in the same way it has been done for centuries, as well the production of Cacao beans into tablets to make the hot chocolate.

@jarosawsiudzinski5442

4 жыл бұрын

Echizen, I am coming...

Aye Jun was featured😂

@ayrazz._

4 жыл бұрын

Melon God 😂 Yes man

@MrDosa

4 жыл бұрын

I frikin love haku.

@mustakrakish

4 жыл бұрын

“Some KZreadr” lol

The paper making lady, she seems to really love her job, I’m happy for her

I still have a Washi Paper picture framed. It is from a tour to a village which I have no idea where we were. 40 years ago. I bought a tour at Okura hotel for my mom and I. Through a pine forest then we got to a washi paper making place. I will never forget the old women’s hands ,arthritic, from being in the water all day. Back then they were worried the art was dying because no young people to take over. Glad to see this and again can’t wait to go back.

Anyone else feel like a kid again watching Mr. Rodgers as he would show us how things were made? I love this.

The mix of having both Buddhist and Shinto design elements can make a building very beautiful and appealing to look at

越前を紹介していただきありがとうございます！私の祖父、祖母、いとこは大滝で和紙職人です。このビデオを見つけてとても嬉しかったです。Thank you for introducing Echizen! My grandfather, grandmother, and cousin are Japanese paper craftsmen in Otaki. I was very happy to find this video.

I think it's so cool that Japan seems to encourage hands-on learning, or at least extensive demonstrations of its many crafts, products, and even general professions to the general public. I don't know if there are many places in the US that would even allow someone to get up-close and personal with some of these things that you've shown without first acquiring a ton of permissions and security checks and hours of training. At least, that's what you hint at when you say that your children could come along (or do come along) and that many of the places you visit offer public tours, audience participation, and/or workshops in many of the locations you've shown. It boggles my mind that they are so willing to share their "secrets" and arts with the rest of the public world so openly and yet other places keep it so secret and special that it's only for "professionals" to handle or do or make. Or, they aren't even open to the public to even come see- they're "employees only" places. Way to go Japan!!!

@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley

4 жыл бұрын

Unless it's ice cream or a candy shop, that is how it feels, huh? I think the last time I was taught how to make something unique with my hands outside of school was at a museum as a kid. I lived in Alaska and there was a section where we learned how to make Native American beading of some kind. Otherwise...I struggle to remember any other such trips.

@unapatton1978

4 жыл бұрын

I visited the Corning Museum of Glass in New York State, where they do offer that. My son worked briefly at the oven to make his own bead. We had enrolled both kids in the engraving drinking glasses. I was very astonished by the American tourists. I found them very unskilled and rude, in places I considered workshops for kids. All the while the employees were surprised at what I consider safe for a three- and twelve-year-old. Btw I am from Germany.

@ShaunDreclin

4 жыл бұрын

There are places like this in the west! They're not always easy to find but I've had some great experiences trying out some artisan trades with my own hands to really feel what they're like. I can only speak for Canada but I imagine the US is the same.

@katelynpatterns9611

4 жыл бұрын

I find that when people or companies are super protective of their 'secrets' it often turns out that there's not much to the secret or it's not something you would be happy to see

@Nimeariel

4 жыл бұрын

Of course, many museums and made-for-tourist locations offer hands-on things or "beginner" workshops. But I don't really know of too many actual working places-of-business that would let you come and actually help them make real, functional products. For example, where in America can we find the "children's museum" in Japan (google it- it's a real place) that lets you actually take on the actual roles of different occupations (sales person, chef, etc etc) and actually sell or make things for other people. Sure there are children's museums in America, but they are clearly fake and clearly just for pretend (except for maybe extra-cost workshops for arts and crafts or other things which are isolated from the general public). Where can we find a sweet potato (i think that's what it was) factory that lets you pick and process your own sweet potatoes and see their factory? Sure we have pick-your-own farms for apples and stuff, and there's Hershey Park to make chocolate, but.... not many actual processing factories. Where else can you hammer your own knife or blow your own glass without first taking some kind of extensive safety course or exclusive extra-cost workshop? Sure places exist, but they seem harder to find or less well-advertised.

I was given a Japanese puzzle box when I was a kid. It is long gone, but I still have the classically dressed doll in her glass case. I love the craftsmanship. And yes, Master would be the proper word. I knit, I'm a journeyman at best. But some of my friends are excellent spinners and weavers. And other friends dye fiber and cloth. One friend even studies Japanese fabric dying techniques. Watching her carefully tying off her Shiburi is fascinating. And have bought one of her scarves. I have far too much yarn on my stash, but I love the interesting yarns people have dyed and spun. There is never enough yarn.

Where I'm from, I work in a wood shop where we make hand-carved Carousels! Much of the carousel is made with modern forging techniques, laser cutting out the metal. The horses and the animals, as well as the facade and other decorative elements, are still carved and made by hand. I work in the paint department, where all the artwork, as well as the animals, chariots and parts of the decorations are painted all by hand. No air brush! It's really great knowing that I'm doing something with my hands that other people get to enjoy.

"I saw some youtuber" - Shows a clip of Jun...oh yea..just some random youtuber.

@astr0philia_

4 жыл бұрын

ctrlaltdisease when?

@mustakrakish

4 жыл бұрын

Jason Lee lighten up Francis. Japanese youtubers are actually a pretty small community so yeah, Jun has been around and isn’t “some youtuber” lol

@ashes1ashes

4 жыл бұрын

@@Xman-Flavor look up Rachel and Jun

@kershaw117

3 жыл бұрын

beat me to it, i just watched this video for the first time and, i saw Jun and the comment. Was a bit surprised. It is what it is though, both are great in their own areas of expertise.

I realised his workshop is so clean. No dust and so organize.. very clean very Japanese 😍

I live in Mie and we have some amazing crafts here! Probably the most famous is the Ise Katagami. A specially made washi paper is cut with very intricate designs, and it can be used on its own or it was act as a stencil. It was very famous in the Edo era because it was used for dying kimono. But to me, Mie's most impressive craft is the Kuwana cranes. A monk in Kuwana in the 1700s. The Japanese name for them is the Kuwana 1000 cranes (Kuwana no Senbazuru) but that's a slight exaggeration, as the most cranes made out of one paper is 100. There are still about 50 remaining designs passed down of how to make connected paper cranes out of one piece of paper. Some designs are so unbelievable, it's amazing. But Mie has lots of other beautiful crafts, if you're ever here, please look into them!

Maybe you will never be able to make your own paper or cabin, but YOU ARE definitely a shokunin in making documentaries and showing people what life's like where you're from! A crew of ten with dedicated director, camera man, cutter or whatever couldn't do better. Amazing. Every place you show I want to visit!

@LifeWhereImFrom

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words.

I visited an exchange student friend in Okinawa when I was 17 and her family took me to a really neat Okinawan village where we used a loom to make a small craft and we made burnt sugar (I can't remember what the translation is off the top of my head). It was so much fun and reminded me a lot of a place we used to go in grade school in Indiana where we could watch horseshoes being made and we could make our own candles. Getting the invitation and opportunity take part in these traditions is always so special!

The paper-making is amazing. So enjoy watching it. 💕🙏 the lady is so happy and calm , she looks just like Mako 👸🏻

the craftmanship by the old man making those cabinets is ❤

That shrine and its landscape was beautiful (especially in 4k). Just watching it without any commentary feels so tranquil. It's probably a good thing that not many people go there.

i visited the kyoto region and made washi paper at a place that looked really similar to the one here!! the texture of the paper is sooo nice! :) :)

Thanks For touching on how the Auto-Beating Machine worked, it seemed to operate by magic in the Artisan Knife Documentary You Previously uploaded.

Man, these are the types of videos I want to make when I get back to Tokyo next week! Love the craftsmanship of everything!

All of these Japanese crafts are gorgeous.

Amazing how Japan preserve so much of their traditional crafts, absolutely mesmerizing!

When i think of crafts I DONT THINK OF MAKING DRAWERS A HOUDINI CANT OPEN. Japan is truly amazing. When im im america a think of glueing constriction paper and burning myself with hot glue

I think my favorite subject, would be knife making and paper making. So beautiful and artful!

@ 3:23 how beautiful does that look!!!! 👌 The talents between the older man and the younger washi lady skills!!!! Nice vid Greg!! Merry Xmas!!!! 🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻

I’m really enjoying these videos lately! A kind of “Craftsmanship” series 😎

This video inspired me to get a canvass, some paints & brushes, and get to work creating a masterpiece!! 👌🏼😎

Such a beautiful place, thanks for sharing.

Thanks for making these craft videos. I truly love the old crafts.

Thank you for these high quality vids about japanese craftsmanship!

Beautiful! Loved every minute of it. Thank you! Definitely one of my destinations when I visit Japan...if I'm ever so lucky!

Yes! I love videos like this! Great documentation! I love seeing how cultures are persevered such as this amazing art. We take things for granted and forget how special these crafts are. It's an amazing way of life, beautiful, minimalist, and eco friendly.

The cabinets were beautiful. The shrine was gorgeous. The garden looked serene. The paper was fascinating. Thank you so much for showing us this!

0:27 that roof is so complex and amazing!

I love watching Japanese handcraft, it is so interesting.

Wow I wish there was something like this where I live, I would LOVE this

these videos are the best, they make us appreciate and bring awareness to traditional arts that are at risk of being lost to time. Please continue making videos on traditional arts and topics!!

I have a VG-10 japanese knife and it kicks the crap out of my various European knives both in terms of edge sharpness and retention. Japanese laminated steel is *incredible* and I'd heartily recommend it to anyone that needs a precise tool. Well worth the cost, imo.

Greg, I am glad I have a year and a half to learn about Japan before our visit. Great work! Thank you!

those cabinets are awesome! I love all your videos thank you

Thanks Greg - another great video. Love your video style and the topics you are picking.

As many times as I've been to Japan.....and never been there. On the list for my next trip. Thanks for sharing such a unique beautiful place

Great work, Greg! Thank you.

Great video. It is true the younger generation is not as umm, eager to work the "traditional ways" of their grandparents on back. This was very interesting, places and these master craftsmen, who only do one thing extremely well, is for me, fascinating to hear them explain their craft. Thanks for doing this video.

I love the look of them and even more because of the secrets

I'm always astounded by the quality of your work on this channel. You're amazing! お疲れ様でした

Fascinating. Thank you.

Thank you for posting this beautiful travel log of such a fascinating town I would not not have known of otherwise...

When I went to Japan many years ago, some of my favorite experiences were visiting craftspeople like these people who had these "open houses." Please feature more videos like this, and I’ll happily watch them. Thanks!

Fibre lady's pronunciation was so clear. I usually have trouble picking up single words, but she made it easy. #Sensei

thank you so much for introducing my city! this looks much interesting :-)))) I love the culture and arts in my city!

So good as always!! Loving this departure from the big stops in Japan and this nice dive into a less well-trodden locale.

You ever see stuff that has like secret compartments, and like sure you have nothing to hide but that stuff is just so cool that you want it anyway.

Wow. Echizen is so full of traditional Japanese artistry. I know Tokyo most tourists' destination, this city is so very rich with history which I love about it the most. I'd definitely want to visit there.

Thank you for making these videos. Watching your videos after a long day is my favorite time of the day :)

I so want one of those cabinets! Those are amazing.

I really love that Drawer at the end, i would nickname it "A**hole Cube" because it keeps opening another drawer when you put your stuff in, Need it to drive my spouse insane!

I know you get this a lot, but I love your videos. The moment I see one crop up in my feed, I can’t wait to click it and see what I’ll learn today :)

Wow!! Such interesting things to learn. I love this videos!

This was so interesting. Thanks for sharing so many facets of the japanese culture!

So insightful as always!

WOHOOAAAH O': IM SERIOUSLY AMAZED!! this video was so relaxing watching them show how they make cabinets and papers and just so relaxing! Thanks dude! This really helped me calm my mind before bed !!

I love the simple, calm way you explain your experiences :) your voice is also really nice to listen to and the videos you take are really well made as well , Keep up the good work 頑張って👍

Great timing - was literally looking at next Japan trip itinerary. You are correct in that Kyoto is getting too busy, but it’s a place I visit in winter - most beautiful with far less people (and you appreciate the hot meals).

I love this channel - great content and helped me with my recent trip to Tokyo! Ty!!

Well, I'm convinced. I'll make sure to go to Echizen next time I go to Japan.

DAMN! Great video! You had me at the cabinet part. I want one of those badly!

Love your work.

this video was amazing to watch, thank you very much for sharing it with the world. May good luck and good fortune always be with you. Greetings from Germany

Thank you for another well-made video. Cheers

Every time I watch a video from your channel or one of the other wonderful channels I follow it makes me miss Japan. The time I had there was incredible and it made me fall more in love with the country I had grown up wanting to visit. It's funny because I was worried that I might be let down before I made the trip, but luckily it surpassed my expectations even inside the limits of a planned tour group that was mostly so my father didn't have to worry about getting around even though I found navigation pretty straightforward (inside cities at least).

This is so relaxing and amazing to watch. But the common theme seems to be everywhere that there aren't enough young people/apprentices interested in learning the craft. Hopefully the knowledge isn't completely lost in a few generations :(

@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley

4 жыл бұрын

Would be great to find a way for these crafters to go around promoting their trade to schools. You never know, something might stick with kids. And not just the really young ones either, promote to teens, which would be a wonderful way to pull them out of the drudgery of constant exams and maybe give a few of them alternate career ideas. If I could speak Japanese, I might have loved moving to the country to learn something like this. Here in the U.S., it seems most companies like these are family owned and operated so there's little room for anyone else or all jobs are filled and they don't need anyone. Or the most common...the company has moved its production overseas. And one last one for me in particular...it's very labor-intensive so I can't keep up with it, lol! I couldn't make the knives shown here but I think...I *think*...I could perhaps make the paper. Looks like work I could get lost in.

What a fantastic video!

The building at :30 (the shrine) is stunning. And so are the cabinets. I was going to ask about how much such a cabinet would cost. But... it's better I don't know. Too depressing. It makes me happy to know there are still people in the world who love and are highly skilled in crafts like these. I hope all these industries find ways to pass these skills on to the younger generation. The thought of such beauty no longer existing in the world because people no longer have these skills seems to me an immeasurable loss. We need beauty in the world!

Jun!!! I love seeing other KZreadrs inside my favorite KZreadr videos

I can't wait to visit here! I have 2 huge tansu, one very finely made, and a 100 yr old kitchen caddy that's a bit battered, but I love them. I bought a hand-forged knife--actually, 3-- from an 11th generation steel maker Shigeharu, in Kyoto. Literally went from the train in Narita, then Tokyo, then Kyoto--dropped off our bags and ran to Shigeharu. I cook a lot and the knife is so perfectly balanced (and canted for left or right-hand use, I never get wrist or arm fatigue. Beautiful, and he put my name in kanji on the blade. Next to his. Western arts and crafts....there are artisans, and masters artisans, but you really have to search them out. Mostly painters and sculptors, but there is a local man who makes saddles and tack that are beautifully simple and entirely made by hand.

I'm so glad you got to visit Echizen! Not many people know about little old Fukui 😅 but I'm so grateful you experienced it!

This video was amazing.

Those cabinets are cool.

It was really informatie vedio ...I really liked it ..m looking fr more vedios

Great video, really really interesting. Paper making with so much dedication, i solute her

Dear Sir, this is one of the most interesting channels in KZread! Congratulations!

Great pacing and editing on this video

It’s a beautiful place, you had the place to yourself

Very cool format and topic !

Well presented and very informative information on your channel. Quality of production is excellent and you never feel that you personally get in the way of your content, unlike some other GO channels. Good work Greg and look forward to the next one.

Very interesting culture and history.

wow i like the hidden compartments!

LOVE IT!

I love that paper art 😍

Wow, this is an inspiring video ever and I really love this because it's teaches to try something new. Thanks for sharing sir and keep up the good work! 😀✌

It's so cool Shin has become interested in art!

I love watching this channel! So much fun, and so interesting! I spin wool :) it's so relaxing and gives me something to do with my hands, and seeing someone's face light up when you tell them that the item you knit/crocheted for them was also spun by me, is so rewarding. I love trying new fibers, seeing how different dying techniques work, and trying new colour combinations

@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley

4 жыл бұрын

I'm so jealous! I've tried learning to crochet to give me something to do with my hands and haven't had a lot of luck but the few moments when I've been going along well, it's perfectly peaceful. I'm using Skillshare to now learn how to crochet with just my hands and can't wait until I can make just one thing :)

@14Raine14

4 жыл бұрын

@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley crocheting is a healthy mix of "do what feels right" and "follow these rules" for example I crochet "upside down", so instead of holding the hook with my dominant hand and working it like a pencil, I hold the hook facing away from me and use both my hands to crochet. Strangely enough, I cant knit 🤷🏽‍♀️

I have been in love with all things Japanese for 5 years now. Your videos have given me a bucket list of things to do. But first and foremost I want to learn the language. I've been saving and hopefully in 2 years i will be able to do an live in program . I am 41 so I've started a little later in life but I'm very much looking forward to living in Japan.

08:13 the black and white painting is so dope

Such a cool video thank you!!!

geez, i'd preserve those my entire life, those are beautiful

流石、素晴らしビデオを作ったりして、ありがとう！Sublime production and naration. Keep up the good work x)

Very neat thank you!