Buying a yanagiba knife at Toyosu Market 豊洲市場で本霞柳刃包丁を買いました

I went to Toyosu Market with my fishing buddy Mr. Nagatani to buy a yanagiba knife. The cutlers very kindly allowed me to film it so I made this video, with Mr. Nagatani acting as fixer, cameraman and providing some commentary also in his own unique way.
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About the sound recording in this video: because of the rain and humidity I used my GoPro without an external mic to film everything so the sound quality suffered a bit, and, as a precaution against Covid-19 many people in Tokyo including myself are wearing face masks, so voice recording is affected also. Toyosu is the biggest indoor market of its kind in Asia and there is a lot of background noise (market traders making sales and chatting amongst themselves, phones ringing, vehicles backing up and so on) which the GoPro picked up, and although I think this lends a certain authentic ambience to the video the general sound quality is not so good overall. You may want to use headphones when watching. I do hope you enjoy the video anyway!
Thank you very much for watching, and also I must thank Masamoto, master chef Mr. Nagatani, Ebisu Suisan and Yamajoh for their kindness and help in making this video.
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[@Jonas-js2eb]

Well done. What an experience captured. The blade is amazing and you must be happy with your purchase. Hope all is well!

[@MermanOutdoors]

Hi Jonas, thank you very much for watching and commenting! I hope you guys are all staying safe.

[@thecookseye7383]

This is such a cool experience, I've owned two Masamoto KS gyutos as well as a white #1 yanagiba and white #1 deba, just recently sold the deba to replace it with an Aogami #2 Mazaki. Buying online is so impersonal and getting to handle the blade before buying and really examine the grind, while talking to a salesperson who absolutely loves what he sells, has to be so awesome. I know I'm gonna go bankrupt when I eventually visit, especially if I make the trip to Konosuke.

[@MermanOutdoors]

Thank you so much for watching, and for your kind comment! Before this knife, I had an aogami yanagiba which I used for about 18 years. Now I live in Kansai so I am going to explore some of the cutlers here, there maybe an interesting video in the making...

[@neroenicola559]

Work of art!

[@MermanOutdoors]

Thank you, Friend!

[@tengu190]

$235 is a good price. Thought it would be $350. I've paid more for some pocket knives.

[@MermanOutdoors]

With the current exchange rate, it would be about 200USD to buy now, I think!

[@jamesleung8679]

I'd have bought them both if I were you.

[@MermanOutdoors]

This time, my budget did not quite extend to two, but I fully understand the feeling!

[@imamsetyawan3119]

Pisonya keren bang…

[@MermanOutdoors]

Terima kasih, Friend!

[@tengu190]

$100,000 in knives there.

[@MermanOutdoors]

I resisted the urge, successfully, to look at some honyaki knives whilst I was there...