Japan Day in the Life

This is a Day in the Life of a Japanese Tea Maker crafting the most expensive green tea in Japan. This a work day in Japan is from morning until the evening and we get to take a look at the work culture for growing and harvesting Japanese green tea. We follow Fuki who works at Yoshiizumien, a family owned 5th generation Japanese tea company, crafting the most luxurious tea in Japan, Yamecha, for over 130 years. While this remote area holds just a modest 3% share of the nation’s tea production, it produces the highest end tea in the country known for its unparalleled quality, strong sweetness and umami. Gyokuro is the most premium type of green tea produced, making up only 0.3% of the overall of tea production in Japan, and here, the artisans craft the highest-end Gyokuro green tea, the Yame Traditional Hon Gyokuro. It’s born through a traditional cultivation technique where the tea bushes are nurtured under straw screens shading out 95% of light, increasing the leaves chlorophyll c

A day in life of a Japanese Elementary School with only 8 students and 11 teachers. This is a typical day for a Japanese family with 3 kids all in Japanese grade school. We start from early in the morning when they wake up and follow them through their elementary school morning routine, their daily school studies, school lunch meal, after school activities and finally coming home and having dinner with their family. The kids attend Kojin Shogakko, a typical Japanese public school but the main difference is that there are only 8 students at the school between grades 1-6. There are many interesting facets about the Japanes students daily life at school including their Japanese school lunchtime “Kyushoku” which isn’t just a break to fill stomachs, but it’s considered a form of food education. By consuming nutritious meals, students learn about healthy eating habits which helps carry over into their home life. What’s even better, is that cost on average 224 yen about $1.50 per meal, w

A day in the Life as Japanese Egg Factory Worker in Japan. This is a typical day working in a Japanese factory from morning until night. The average factory worker in Japan works a set amount of hours ever day as you'll see. Also, in Japanese factories, it’s very common to have more part-time shift workers, than full-time workers. In this egg factory, 80% of the workers are part-time and 20% full-time. Kenta works at Yachiyo Poultry, a well-renowned egg factory in Japan with a proud 95 year history running it’s own farms. In Japan, TAMAGO aka eggs have a place in every meal which is why it’s no surprise that the country ranks as the 2nd highest consumer of eggs globally, each person consuming on average 339 eggs per year. Also, there is quite a lot Japanese work culture that can be seen in this video. For example, punctuality, is a deeply ingrained aspect of Japanese work culture, emphasizing the importance of being fully prepared and ready to work before the start time, rathe

A day in the life at Japan Arcade Game Center following a Japanese Working in Tokyo. We start at their morning routine in Tokyo and follow them to their Japanese office, see their regular working hours in Japan, what they do in the course of their job to get more insight on Japanese work cultre and finally see what they do after work with their co-workers. Mai’s workplace, Taito Game Station, is one of Japan’s most popular Game Center chains. Her company Taito is famously known for some the world’s first arcade games such as Space Invaders and Bubble Bobble. Now with more than 160 game centers and other entertainment facilities all throughout Japan, the company continues to innovate and provide fun and exciting entertainment to all its customers. The Takadanobaba game center has almost every type of arcade game you could imagine, with a total of 326 machines. Interestingly, the numbers of game centers in Japan is down by 50% compared to the last 20 years, but the recent surge i

A day in the Life of a Japanese Private Karaoke Box Worker in Tokyo Japan. This is Japan work life in Tokyo as single person living in a 1K apartment and working at large Japanese company with a very Japanese work culture. Japanese employees even wear a SHASHO(社章), a company badge that’s issued to employees when they are hired. In Japan, many salarymen wear it proudly as sign of prestigious especially when working at a large company. We see the employees morning routine, full day at work as well as what he does after work. Masa works at BIG ECHO, a leading Karaoke chain in Japan. In fact, Karaoke and Karaoke boxes are deeply embedded Japanese culture and entertainment, as students sing after school, adults sing during and after drinking parties, and even individual users come here to practice. It’s become a part of everyday Japanese life. And unlike some countries where Karaoke is commonly performed in a room filled with strangers.

A day in the life of a Japanese Anime Director in Tokyo Japan working in an Anime Production Studio. This is the typical work day in Japan of an anime director from morning his morning routine, daily work activities, all the way to nighttime. The Japanese work culture in an animation production studio is unique on it's own as it requires 200 people to make one episode alone. This average work day in Japan at an anime studio highlights the passion each worker has for their job and how they all work together to create a Japanese anime series. Shu, the anime director, is currently directing an anime called, MAYONAKA PUNCH, meaning Midnight Punch. Working directly for the P.A. works animation studio and the Kadokawa publishing company.

A Day in the Life of a Japanese Construction Worker in Tokyo Japan. This is typical work day in Japan for construction work who operates an Excavator construction vehicle. This is her work hours in Japan as well as her morning routine and after work schedule. Kaori operates various construction vehicles such as bulldozers and backhoes, but her speciality are Yumbos, AKA excavators the Japanese name dating back to the 1960’s when they were first produced and named as such. Ever since then, the name Yumbo has become synonymous with all excavators in Japan. And to operate these construction vehicles specialized licenses in Japan are required in addition to a large-sized vehicle driver’s license if driven on roads, in total Kaori had to test for 4 different licenses in order to do her job. It was only until Kaori’s late 20’s did she find interest in her career, working as an office cleaner, she noticed excavators from her office window dreaming how fun it would be to operate.

This is a typical workday in Japan at a local SecondHand Shop known to Japanese as a Recycle Shop, called Lumber Room and it’s located in Tokyo’s Musashi Koyama area. I’m going take you inside of this small shop so I can show you how they run their business, earn an honest living and sell all kinds of goods from home appliances to cute vintage bento boxes…and their day starts in the morning. Japanese recycle 2nd hand shops may be bit different to its thrift store counterparts found in countries like the US which rely on donations for their inventory.

A Typical Workday at a Japanese construction blue-collar clothing aka workwear speciality shop, MANNEN-YA, in Tokyo’s Shinjuku area and I’m going take you inside of this small Japanese business to show you how they run their shop, earn an honest living and sell their goods. Established in 1969, the shop has been a trusted destination for local construction workers for many years. Now run by the founder’s daughter, the shop continues to be a trusted retailer for the hard working community.

A day in the life of Paolo fromTokyo. I wanted to capture this special day as I meet with many of my viewers for the first time as well as provide some insight on what my regular daily and filming schedule is like. So this is my regular morning routine, what I do during the day as well what I do in the evening. My morning routine though was a little bit later than usual due to jet lag but it's pretty much the same, first thing is always can coffee to get the day started. Thank you again to everyone who has supported the channel over the years, it's been a great experience sharing these moments with all of you.