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A day in a Japanese senbei factory (Kyoto)

I’ve been wanting to interview Japanese snack makers and shokunin (craftsmen) for a long time and it’s finally happening! Thanks to Sakuraco, I was able to get special permission to film a Japanese senbei maker. Sakuraco box through this link: https://team.sakura.co/junskitchen-SC2303 and use special code “HANAMI ” and get extra bonus items in your Sakuraco box every month???? For those of you who support this channel on my Patreon, this video is not charged and thank you so much for your support!!

Seki Seika Confectionary (関製菓本舗): https://sekiseika.com/

Shop: 〒603-8333 Kyoto, Kita Ward, Taishogun Higashitakatsukasacho, 135 関製菓本舗

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28 Replies to “A day in a Japanese senbei factory (Kyoto)”

  1. I've been wanting to interview Japanese snack makers and shokunin (craftsmen) for a long time and it's finally happening! Thanks to Sakuraco, I was able to get special permission to film a Japanese senbei maker. Sakuraco box through this link: https://team.sakura.co/junskitchen-SC2303 and use special code "HANAMI '' and get extra bonus items in your Sakuraco box every month???? For those of you who support this channel on my Patreon, this video is not charged and thank you so much for your support!!

  4. He's not from Kyoto, but the world woke up to the news of Ryuichi Sakomoto's death. To see a local confection factory, and visit the local shrine, has been a gift. Apologies for not knowing it in Nihongo, but one of Maestro Sakamoto's favorite quotes is
    Ars longa, vita brevis.
    Art is long, life is short.

    Thank you, Jun.

  5. It's so nice to see people still practicing a craft and skill that makes joyful treats 🙂

  6. I'm so excited about this series! So much admiration for these artisans. I loved when you went to the locations on the stamps.

  8. Very fascinating video! It really peaked my curiousity, so I signed up for an account using the link you provided, but there's something wrong with their website. It keeps running me in circles when I try to subscribe. I'll try again later to see what happens. I just hope it doesn't charge me for a 6 month subscription since I couldn't actually get it to work.

  9. 裝飾的部分真的讓人很驚訝
    全手工然後超級細緻 又很美
    好吸引人

  10. What an amazing video. Reminds me of watching Mr. Roger's as a kid and going to a factory. What a kind group of culinary artists! So lovely that you visited the shrine too. ❤

  11. I find the process of making things by hand with little to know automation in the process to be rather fascinating and hypnotically intoxicating to my mind that I can’t looking away or even blink for out of fear that I might miss something magical happening right before my very eyes.

    And I’m in my 30s but I still have the pure innocence and wonderment of a child when it comes to watching Master Craftsmen and women work their craft or trade.

  12. "You can have a little" Proceeds to eat half his hand. Poki sure is a hungry boy.

  13. It makes me emotional to see people being so polite and respectful to each other.

  14. This is just so incredible. I'm so grateful that you got to see this all this and also share it with us!! It's just amazing to see what goes into these cute snacks, it's so cool to see how everything's hand made still! I look forward to seeing the video on the shrine as well ????

  15. at 3:30 that is used as a taffy pulling machine here in the US, im sure its used for other things but in Gatlinburg TN they have shops where you can see how they make taffy , the machine is in the window so people can watch. that is the only time i've ever seen one of those so this is cool its basically the same process.

  16. awesome video! really loved it! it was really interesting watching behind the scenes in such a cool factory!!

  19. I'm amazed that such a big company still does so much of their work by hand. The Kinumaki process reminds me of Lofty Pursuits in Florida who have a YouTube channel called Lofty Pursuits. They make all their candy by hand and even still do the hook pull to make their candy white. The business owner often goes into the centuries old history of the candy making equipment and techniques they use.

    Hand made stuff is becoming a rarer sight in the world because automation is cheaper and easier. It's quite intriguing.

  21. Going somewhere just to get a stamp has always sounded stupid to me… but going somewhere just to eat a single really good cookie? I'm in.

  23. This was such a wonderful video! I really love to see such expert craftspeople do their thing, really inspiring!

  24. I love this, this video helps de-mystify the process and help me appreciate the whole process of sweets making, the sweets and the price- now I really want to go to visit. They're all such amazing craftsmen with clear dedication to their crafts and it's amazing

  25. thanks for taking us along and thanks to the companey for allowing u access

  26. I want to know how to make the senbei that are coated with ginger sugar, they sell them here but are made with margarine (VERY bad for you!) and the latest smelled musty 🙁

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