Five Fascinating Ancient Japanese Traditions Survived Centuries | Still Standing | Insider Business

$35?!? Holy crap, I know what I'm buying for my next paycheck. That's a whole lot cheaper than I thought it would be. I love artisan stuff like this. I was expecting $100+ per bottle.

I love the demeanor of the mochi lady at the shrine. Super impressive of how they kept it going for 25th generations. She looks so happy. :)

The Japanese soy sauce guy deserves a medal from his government for courage, daring and perseverance to preserve Japanese tradition and culture.

Japanese crafts are on another level. These people are certainly talented.

What I really appreciate about Japanese culture is that anything can be worthy of patience, discipline, and perfection. Whether it's growing the perfect apple, or crafting the world's best & most precise scissors.

I had the opportunity to work with a traditional Japanese woodworker over spring & summer while I was in my 20s. It was the most amazing 6 months I've spent in one place: NO power tools, no photos, no interrupting...but the patience, confidence, respect & appreciation for manual skills have stayed with me for over 50 years.

Having personally purchased that soy sauce, I've been curious since to know it's history. Thank you for featuring the maker of Yamaroku!

Literally all of these people are badasses. To the fullest degree. Especially Yasuhiro. He makes BONZAI CUTTERS, with the techniques of KATANAS. Bro that is awesome!! My family (the Scottish side) is full of carpenters. I hope one day I can retire and at least make wood carvings to carry on at least the tiniest bit of my family's tradition.

Even though the crafts are usually repeated each time in these videos, I still watch every single one.

I am totally fascinated by these Japanese ancient traditions, that are passed to new generations. Poecelain pottery, special steel knives/swords, food preparations like miso/shoyu, many kinds of art work like bamboo/paper umbrelas, indigo dyeing, wooden utensils, wooden furniture, flower arrangements, origami... wow, the list is long. This particular story shown here is mindblowiing, the same family doing it for centuries. Japan, China, Korea, and most Asian cultures preserve these traditions...

Really appreciate artisans who uphold tradition over profit and convenience

Regarding the 2nd exposé, the one from Kyoto, the confectioners practice what I believe in: Accuracy is Speed. What I mean is that the confectioners are so precise in shaping their sweet treats that they are fast enough to finish working on a piece before it starts to melt from being held by human hands. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🍬🇺🇸🤝🇯🇵

0:47: 🍶 Yasuo Yamamoto, a fifth generation soy sauce maker, is one of the last artisans making soy sauce the traditional way in Japan. 6:45: 🍶 The art of making traditional soy sauce and wagashi (Japanese sweets) in Japan. 19:28: 🍡 The oldest business in Japan, Ichiwa, has been serving roasted rice cakes called aburi mochi for over a thousand years and has survived various challenges, including the current COVID-19 pandemic. 25:52: 🔧 A blacksmith in Japan carries on the tradition of crafting Bonsai scissors using ancient techniques. 34:44: 🔧 Crafting high-quality scissors and brewing rare black vinegar in Japan. 44:25: 🍶 Akihiro Sakamoto runs the family business of producing kurosu, a type of rice vinegar, which is highly sought after for its milder and less acidic taste. Recap by Ta

My mom got me a bottle of the soy sauce as a birthday gift one year and it was great. The flavor is a lot more pleasant as a raw topping than other brands, but as far as I could tell there isn’t a huge difference if you cook with it, so it was something that I used pretty situationally.

Okay. The lady with the mochi shrine has the most calming and whimsical voice I've ever heard.

We have to give the Japanese people with the most respected of all human being, the dedication, passion, love, hard work, patient and integrity. There is no word to describe the mental focus and with no massive machine. All by hands

This is one of the best you've ever produced. Thank you.

The soy sauce is incredible! I was gifted a bottle and use it sparingly, it has a different, nuttier taste compared to regular soy sauce. I truly hope it can continue to be made for years to come.

I love the one lady who says she taught everyone how to do mochi! Dont hog all the knowledge ❤

ngl 35$ isn't very much for soy sauce, especially if there's a signficant taste difference, and it helps keep a tradition alive.