Day in the Life of a Japanese Knife Maker

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 291yearold 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 Japans total knives in this city alone. Today, 90 of the companys knives sold in Japan are actually made here at this factory. Throughout her shift, shes tasked with inspecting knives being crafted that day, to ensure that each knife meets the factorys strict quality standards. Which also means that shes responsible for knowing the details about each and every knif