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00:00Teletubbies
00:02Craftsmanship
00:04It's not just about being flashy
00:09It's a simple task that no one will notice
00:12So I want you to take a look
00:15It may not look like it, but it's an amazing technique
00:22We came to Koutou-ku, Tokyo
00:26Oh, is that it?
00:31Mori Seimenjo
00:33Is this a store that deals with futons?
00:37Hello
00:39Excuse me
00:40We have been in business for 6 years
00:43We make handmade futons
00:45You've been in business for 6 years?
00:47Mori Seimenjo has been in business for 107 years
00:51They make futons and futons by hand
00:56There is a seimen factory in Tsukiji
00:58It's so big
01:00It's a company that makes seimen by hand, which is rare all over the country
01:05Wow, that's amazing
01:08This time, I want you to take a look at a simple but amazing technique of making a colored futon using freshly made cotton
01:16The person who came up with this name is Konosu Noboru, a futon craftsman at Mori Seimenjo
01:22That's a good name
01:23At first glance, making a futon looks simple
01:26But it requires a lot of technology
01:29So I want you to learn about it today
01:32Please teach us
01:35Konosu-san wants you to take a look at a simple but amazing technique of making a futon
01:45Everyone, please take a look at it while imagining what it is
01:51First, we spread the cotton on the edge of the futon
01:56The edge?
01:57The edge is the cover to put the cotton inside
02:03On top of that, we spread the cotton so that it protrudes
02:08The first step of making a futon is to spread the cotton on the cover
02:15Next, we put the cotton vertically
02:18So it becomes a cover?
02:19Yes, to increase the strength
02:21By stacking the fibers of the cotton vertically, horizontally, and alternately, the strength increases
02:28I see
02:29On top of that
02:31The middle part of the futon is a little high, right?
02:34Yes, I think everyone puts their futon in the middle
02:37But if you do that, the futon will come off
02:42So, to increase the strength in the middle
02:45It's calculated
02:46It's not a futon
02:47After pulling it this far, we adjust the size according to the edge
02:52The next step is to adjust the size according to the edge
02:57We cut it like this
02:59You cut it with your hands?
03:00Yes
03:01You cut it
03:02Of course, we cut it
03:04So you put it on a plate and cut it?
03:07Yes
03:09After cutting all four corners
03:12So that the center is the same thickness
03:15It's like a puzzle
03:17It's easy, right?
03:18If I were to do it, it wouldn't be this beautiful
03:21It's not the same shape or thickness
03:25So we adjust it little by little
03:30After adjusting the four corners
03:34It came out!
03:35I see
03:36We fold the cotton into the same size as the edge
03:41After adjusting the size of the cotton
03:43The next step is
03:46We put the cotton we made into the edge
03:50You put it in here?
03:52Yes
03:53How do you put the cotton into the 30cm opening?
03:59First, we put the vinyl so that the cotton and the cotton don't stick together
04:04I see
04:05We made it fluffy
04:08Yes
04:09We fold it once
04:12I can see the edge
04:13Yes
04:16Hold it so that the cotton doesn't spread
04:19It's hard from here
04:20Grab the opening of the edge
04:23Fold it all at once
04:25This is amazing
04:27Thank you
04:28We put the cotton into the edge
04:32Next, we put the cotton into the corner
04:37You put it into the corner
04:39Amazing
04:41Wow, amazing
04:42It's in
04:43Good job
04:44And the last step
04:47We put the cotton into the edge
04:49Next, we sew the mouth
04:51Sewing
04:52Of course, there are techniques for sewing
04:56We call it buttsuke
04:58Buttsuke?
04:59Yes
05:00Because it's a colored futon, the whole body is on the futon
05:04We sew it so that it doesn't come off
05:10We put the upper fabric together
05:13And sew the three fabrics together
05:18It's very detailed
05:19It increases the strength
05:21I thought it was about 1cm
05:22And the thread to prevent it from coming off
05:26It's done
05:28Wow, it's amazing
05:30It's done
05:31It's amazing
05:34It's a light futon
05:35Please try it
05:37Thank you
05:38This futon feels good
05:40It's good
05:41It's good
05:43It feels good
05:45I feel like I can sleep
05:46Thank you
05:47Excuse me
05:49Can you turn off the light?
05:51What are you talking about?
05:52What is the most difficult process for Mr. Konoshi to make?
06:02Mr. Moon said it
06:04It's just a name
06:06It's just a name
06:08It's the second step
06:11He said it was a craftsman's technique
06:16If you can't do it properly, you can't make a beautiful crease
06:23You have to make it look like it's the easiest
06:26You have to balance it
06:29You can't do it well if you don't do it well
06:32It's difficult to put it in the corner
06:39If you're not good at it, you'll get in
06:41You?
06:42No
06:43What is the most difficult process for Mr. Konoshi to make?
06:49What is it?
06:50It's to put cotton in the leather
06:55I saw it earlier
06:57It's that
06:58Actually, there are some small techniques
07:02It's difficult to put it in the corner
07:04The process of wrapping cotton in leather is a difficult but amazing technique
07:11Mr. Sekimachi will challenge
07:13It's easy to wrap
07:14What will happen?
07:18Is it okay?
07:19Is it right?
07:21The cotton is coming out
07:23I made a mistake
07:24Wait a minute
07:25The cotton is coming out
07:27Actually, there are some techniques when wrapping cotton
07:31What are they?
07:33It's about one to two
07:38It's a different ratio
07:41One in the front
07:43And two in the back
07:47It's easier to roll the cotton from the hand
07:50You can prevent the cotton from swelling
07:54And if you fold the other side
07:57It's a triangle
08:00The bottom is wide and the top is narrow
08:05You can wrap it easily
08:10It's amazing
08:13Let's take a look again
08:16Mr. Konoshi's amazing technique
08:23Let's take a look
08:27It's here
08:28Fold it in two
08:32Speed is important
08:35It's a triangle
08:45It's easier to fold
08:47It's like a hat
08:48It looks easy when Mr. Konoshi does it
08:51But it's amazing
08:54No matter how much it swells
08:58It's amazing
09:00Thank you
09:01It's amazing
09:02Thank you
09:03It's really amazing
09:05If you see Chikibuton
09:08Please remember this technique
09:15Next is Chiyodaku, Tokyo
09:18A shop selling hand-made hanko
09:22Excuse me
09:24Sorry to bother you
09:26This shop sells hanko
09:29I've been selling hanko since I was 17
09:32Thank you
09:33He's been making hanko for 83 years
09:36Fujimaki-inbo
09:39He wants you to see his amazing technique
09:44He's been making hanko for 24 years
09:47Mr. Fujimaki Shosaku
09:50People from all over the country come to see his hanko
09:56He was chosen as one of Tokyo's traditional craftsmen
10:01I see
10:02There are many techniques for making hanko
10:06I'd be grateful if you could see them
10:09Thank you
10:11First, he'll show us how he makes it
10:16I'm going to draw a character for Shibusawa Eichi
10:21I'm going to draw the ink
10:24The ink is the draft of the hanko
10:30This is the character for Shibu
10:33It's a 9-character character
10:36So there are many characters
10:39The balance is important for hanko
10:41So we change the size of the characters depending on the number of characters
10:46You can't do it by hand
10:48That's right
10:49Making hanko is an important process that determines the quality of the hanko
10:54The craftsmanship of the craftsman is excellent
10:58It's beautiful
10:59It's detailed
11:00What about the initials?
11:02Generally, the initials are called tensho
11:05But I'm going to use the original, which is called shoten
11:09I'm going to draw a lot of characters
11:12Depending on the personality of the person who received the order,
11:16you can change the atmosphere of the initials
11:20If you're a kind person, you can draw it softly
11:23So you're going to draw something that's completely different from the same person?
11:26Of course
11:28You can't have two of the same things in the world
11:32It's the only thing I'm making
11:35Next, he's going to transfer the completed hanko to this ink
11:41If you draw this character as it is,
11:44it will be reversed when you press it
11:46So I'm going to transfer it upside down
11:49I see
11:50It's the shape when you press it
11:52It's the shape when you press it
11:53So I'm going to draw the inverted character
11:57Just by imagining it, I'm getting confused
12:01How difficult is it to reverse and transfer?
12:04Sekimachi is going to try
12:06I'm going to draw it while looking at the sample
12:10I see
12:11Transferring it to the mirror
12:12This is the process of drawing the inverted character
12:15It's a little difficult
12:17Does it look like a branch?
12:19It's a difficult task for a beginner craftsman to start
12:24But Fujimaki-san
12:27Fujimaki-san doesn't use a mirror anymore
12:30That's right
12:31I can see the shape in my head
12:35He reversed the kanji in his head and transferred it to the ink
12:40It's a simple but amazing technique
12:42It's quite amazing
12:43How many years does it take to be able to draw?
12:47It takes about 10 years to know the shape of the character
12:52It takes 10 years
12:53Hanko is amazing
12:55Transferring all the characters to the ink
13:00The ink is reversed without a trace
13:04This is an amazing technique
13:07The last step
13:09Leaving the black lines, he's going to carve the red parts
13:13Carving it carefully so that he doesn't cut the kanji
13:17This is another simple task
13:19What is this?
13:21How deep is he going to carve?
13:23In the end, he's going to carve it as flat as possible
13:28If it's too shallow, the ink will get inside
13:33If it's too shallow
13:35The process of carving is different from the machine?
13:39Yes, the machine uses a needle to carve evenly
13:45But the thin lines are easy to break
13:48With the hand carving, it's a little easier
13:50The kanji becomes stronger
13:52That's the advantage of hand carving
13:55It takes about half a day to carve all the red parts of the kanji
14:01The kanji is done
14:04It's so beautiful
14:07It's so beautiful
14:09It's amazing
14:11Let's see the star shape
14:13Here I go
14:16How is it?
14:17It's beautiful
14:19I'm impressed
14:20It's beautiful
14:21It's so beautiful
14:24I'm so excited
14:28Hand carving
14:30It's a simple task
14:32But what is the amazing skill he wants us to see?
14:36When it comes to hanko, people often carve people's names
14:41Depending on the name, the difficulty changes
14:45It's different depending on the name
14:48So this time
14:50Top 3 names that are difficult to carve with the studio members
14:55Tokoro George, Azuma Takahiro, Kojima Kazuya
15:00Which one is the most difficult to carve?
15:04I think Tokoro George is the most difficult
15:07Why?
15:08George is written in a circle
15:10But it's not
15:12Tokoro is difficult
15:15I think Tokoro George is the most difficult
15:17I thought Azuma was difficult
15:20It's not fun to carve left and right
15:23I think Kojima is difficult
15:27What about you, Mr. Shimizu?
15:29I thought it was Kojima Kazuya
15:32I don't feel like carving
15:33It doesn't matter
15:35It doesn't matter
15:37I don't feel like carving
15:39Here is the answer
15:41Let's see the top 3
15:45Tokoro George
15:47It's easy
15:49It's difficult to balance the name and katakana
15:54In Tokoro's case, there are two katakana characters
15:59So it's necessary to change the shape so that it doesn't look the same
16:04The upper character is a little lower
16:08It's like filling the empty space
16:12When you draw the next character
16:15I'd like to draw it in a different shape
16:19By changing the shape of the same character
16:23It's a unique way to carve
16:27It's interesting
16:28It's like this
16:29It's different from the upper character
16:32The upper character is a little higher
16:34The lower character is soft
16:37I think it's well balanced
16:39It's just my imagination
16:43I have the image of a big shape that doesn't fit in a small shape
16:48So I tend to put a lot of characters on the frame
16:51I see
16:52It fits well
16:53Does it fit well?
16:54Yes
16:55I see
16:56There is a point in the process of carving
16:59There are a lot of parts that are not characters
17:02I see
17:03The main character will enter there
17:06If you don't carve deeply
17:08The main character will come in
17:10I see
17:11If you don't carve deeply
17:13You may damage the character
17:15So you need to be careful
17:17If you carve deeply, it will be easier to draw
17:20Yes
17:21Here is the finished Tokoro George Hanko
17:27It's beautiful
17:28It's good
17:29It's good
17:30It's beautiful
17:31The katakana part
17:34It's good
17:35It's stylish
17:37I think it fits well
17:39It's well balanced
17:40It's perfect
17:42Which one is the most difficult name?
17:50Which one is the most difficult name?
17:54Let's move on to the 2nd place
17:57The 2nd place is
17:59Mr. Kojima
18:01Here is Mr. Kojima's hanko
18:03It's cool
18:05The number of squares on the right side is large
18:08The number of squares on the left side is small
18:10When you make a character
18:12It's important to match the thickness of the lines
18:15If you don't carve the horizontal line thinly
18:18It will look thick
18:21If you carve the horizontal line thinly
18:26It will look weak
18:28If you look closely
18:30It's a little thick
18:32It feels good
18:34It's difficult to carve this calculated hanko without any mistakes
18:41I want to carve it a little thick
18:44I leave it a little thick
18:47At the end, at the finishing stage
18:50I will carve the lines little by little
18:53If you carve it too much, you can't put it back
18:55That's right
18:56You can't allow mistakes
18:59It's a simple but difficult task
19:02This is the most difficult part
19:04The island part
19:05That's right. It's a little detailed
19:07The carving of the island is narrow
19:10It requires more delicacy
19:13It's amazing
19:14It's better to carve it with a thin object
19:17That's right
19:18I will carve it using the 1st hanko
19:21And if you arrange the characters, it's complete
19:25You can carve it properly
19:28It's beautiful
19:31This is also a good finish
19:35It shows the thickness of the horizontal line
19:39Kojima-san is a little out of the frame
19:43A little
19:45It's true. It's a little out of the frame
19:49The 1st place is
19:52Azuma-san
19:53That's right
19:54Why?
19:55Azuma-san is difficult
19:58The difficulty of Azuma-san is
20:00The characters are symmetrical
20:03There are two characters
20:06Azuma means the east
20:09And Taka means the west
20:11Taka is also symmetrical
20:13Azuma-san has a small number of characters
20:18You can see the roughness
20:20If the middle line is out of the frame
20:23It looks bad
20:25This is difficult
20:28The characters are symmetrical
20:30The characters Azuma and Hayashi
20:34Because they have a small number of characters
20:36It's easy to see the roughness
20:38It's difficult to carve
20:40It's difficult to carve the symmetrical characters
20:45It's difficult to convey this to everyone
20:49It's simple but amazing
20:51Please show us
20:53I understand
20:55Artisan Fujimaki Shosaku
20:58It's hard to see but it's amazing
21:02Please look at it
21:05I've started to draw
21:07It's the Azuma part
21:10He draws the Azuma characters symmetrically
21:15By drawing the middle line at the end
21:18It balances
21:20The last vertical line is at the end
21:23If you follow the guidelines
21:25It's not always symmetrical
21:28You have to shift it to the right
21:31It may look like it's out of balance
21:33But it's centered
21:36There are some characters that stand out
21:42The balance is out of balance
21:45It's difficult
21:47He pays attention to the carving
21:50I don't want to damage it because it's narrow
21:53He carefully carves the characters
21:57Here is the finished product
22:01He carved the Azuma part beautifully
22:06It's amazing
22:08It's good
22:10It's difficult
22:12When you push it, it looks more beautiful
22:15I tried to express the elegance of Azuma
22:20I tried to express the elegance of Azuma
22:25It's coming out
22:27If you want to order it, how much is it?
22:32Today I carved the Tokyo Tebori
22:37It's 55,000 yen
22:40It's more expensive than I thought
22:42I want to make it
22:44Thank you
22:46It's already decided
22:48Thank you for the purchase
22:50It's fast
22:52It's cool
22:54It's beautiful
22:56I'm happy
22:58I've never seen this before