The Female Sake Master Who Dominated All Male Rivals

Female sake master Kiyo dominates her male rivals, becomes the largest sake brewer in the country.
Hōjō Masako, the Nun Shogun: • Hojo Masako, the Badas...
0:00 Life is hard
0:18 Tatsu’uma Kiyo
1:49 A man’s business
4:54 Marriage, a business strategy
6:43 Sake empire
9:15 Legacy
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[@Linfamy]

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[@greekyogurt9997]

There you are

[@greekyogurt9997]

What happens when a human tricks a kitsune?

[@Linfamy]

@@greekyogurt9997 they usually kill it lol

[@greekyogurt9997]

Well I have l "special" skills that are very useful for tricking people, human or otherwise, but I'm pretty sure that I can't kill, even if I wanted to.

[@muschiemom]

As you should be.

[@khamilleannlinsag41]

"Some women liked to collect jewelry. Kiyo liked to collect land and propert." That's my woman right there

[@khamilleannlinsag41]

@A M damn that was too good

[@BlueberryFundip]

property*

[@josh-do9kq]

Smart and strong... my kind of women as well

[@Lost_Scarf]

I like both. Both are iconic 💅✨

[@Meg13Crossheart]

she's gatekeeping, she's slayqueening, she's girlbossing, all in the name of herself and the family

[@romajimamulo]

Uh... You sure about the first one of those? The rest of those are positive

[@katethompson3079]

@@romajimamulo She's just quoting a tiktok meme 😅

[@whyiamafs]

(What is slayqueening? 😲)

[@catinamask5019]

female vin diesel

[@SAYDATDARIUS]

u did not listen at all to this lesson. lmao. god forbid if u actually go to school 💀💀💀💀💀😹

[@FujiAppul]

Her sake brings all the boys to the yard

[@zen0vi]

And they're like, it's better then yours

[@fluffysheep8999]

Damn right it's better than your she can teach you, but you'd had to charge

[@johnnie543]

Ra-ra ra-ra raaa!

[@19Pyrus70]

@@fluffysheep8999 Damn right, it's better than yours. She could teach you, but she'd have to charge! Except, she'd rather give you a loan you couldn't repay without turning over some land or business to her.

[@giovannicorraliza8552]

@@fluffysheep8999 do know the word damn its a curse word so be attentive in how its said

[@Jm-ki4su]

"women cannot brew alcohol" "sorry, can't hear you over the sound of success" kiyo was a sigma female before time

[@iamasalad9080]

Don't believe the beta cope, sigma females are a myth.

[@tetsu1000]

I just googled and the current CEO of this company is Tatsuuma Kiyoshi. Definitely her descendant!

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

Whaaaaaaat the fuk...

[@luvz4layla]

@@shanedoesyoutube8001 what?

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

@@luvz4layla unbelievable...

[@fluffysheep8999]

Talk about a freaking legacy

[@JariDawnchild]

Fricking cool!

[@kcdiscipline]

She sounds like a badass, the woman was quite the micromanaging strategist. I'm sure she would be a very good Recettear player.

[@mylesjude233]

This video was indeed great. Reminds me of Madame Cliqout, a female entrepreneur who helped revolutionize the champagne industry in France 🇫🇷

[@zainiikhwan9405]

Capitalism ho!

[@samuraiboi2735]

@@mylesjude233 the champagne age in france ay.

[@RabidlyTaboo]

wow a recettear reference in the wild. it's beautiful.

[@alyssa6876]

Brilliant video, as always. "Kiyo's crotch was like a machine gun" and adopting husbands because the son is a twat had me laughing.

[@Linfamy]

Glad you like :D

[@alyssa6876]

@@Linfamy I always look forward to your videos.

[@alsatusmd1A13]

Musical instrument humans can solve the problem of the son being a twat by him picking up the instrument and the instrument’s family adopting a secondary business.

[@havvagokce1441]

That possibility looming over their head like a sword probably made quite a twatty leaning sons to not be a twat too.

[@SpMile]

"women cannot brew alcohol" Kiyo scratches brewing from her todo list and adds get a male minion

[@Sammmmmmmm617]

Damn, she was a speedrunner for having as many kids as possible. OG Speedrunner.

[@spicybeantofu]

Gotta get workers some how

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

How the fuk could she birth that many and quickly??? I suspect some of her children were twins at least

[@samuraijackoff5354]

@@shanedoesyoutube8001 And without modern medicine care too.

[@emilybarclay8831]

@@shanedoesyoutube8001 a woman can produce a child a year, and most women have 25-ish years of fertility to work with

[@tykep1009]

Even I a Japanese, I've never heard about Kiyo's story! I know Hakushika is a big company, though. Thanks for letting us know cool stories.

[@mssydneil]

@tyKe P Which historical province, or modern prefecture, are you from?

[@tykep1009]

@@mssydneil Born in Tokyo and living in Kanagawa now. Mostly Kanto region.

[@mssydneil]

@tyKe P That's awesome! I know conversational Japanese too. It's one of my favorite languages

[@night-x6793]

It's common for big companies to have their back story to be rarely told.

[@emilybarclay8831]

Kiyo: from only daughter of a dime-a-dozen family company to literal Edo Jeff Bezos

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

Jefu bezosu

[@MrKIMBO345]

I want more Japanese Business history. They are fascinating. Plus, I am interesting about their strategies.

[@mylesjude233]

Videos on Japanese 8ndustries sound very interesting, one video I think would be cool would be a video about the history of the Takarazuka Revue

[@StMyles]

This was an incredible history presentation and entertainment. Thanks

[@Linfamy]

Thanks so much ;)

[@claudy_sky]

Kiyo, the new motivational coach we didn't know we deserved. Also, heart me!

[@Linfamy]

Of course, fellow captions reader ;)

[@Linfamy]

@@Stevie-J only for this video ;)

[@ltcdr_4]

I can imagine her being like the godfather

[@aiko9393]

Not godmother? ... Hm, that feels wrong 😅

[@Fb_Sim_Spring_Friend]

@@aiko9393 it doesn't sound wrong, godmother is just a Female term of Godfather.

[@aiko9393]

@@Fb_Sim_Spring_Friend Godfather have some mob, mafia feels to it because of the movie. Godmother have a caring, warm, kind feels to it.

[@joannamysluk8623]

Kamikaa-san. Theeeeeeeere we go.

[@7swordquanta459]

@@aiko9393 If you've read "Memoirs of A Geisha," just think of it like the Mother in that novel. It's kinda like that in the vid's context

[@Only.D.G.]

When he said "What was the boy's name?", I thought "It must be an interest one". Then he came up with "Who gives a crap?". Lmao

[@JonWintersGold]

PhD in alcoholism... I swear linfamy can pull a punchline out of anything.

[@alexeswright1668]

Can I just say we’re all so proud of her 👏😭 She knew what she wanted in life and I bet she passed away satisfied. She knew she was capable and has what it takes and she didn’t let those stereotypes take her power.

[@pineapplepearjuice6717]

Kiyo is one of the first historically documented "Girlboss".

[@emilybarclay8831]

Gurrubossu

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

But was there any other girlboss before her??? Calling dibs on empress Wu Ze Tian. Or Cleopatra VII rather

[@19Pyrus70]

@@shanedoesyoutube8001 Or a certain female Korean pirate queen whose name I can't remember.

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

@@19Pyrus70 KOREAN pirate queen??? Never heard of it But I have heard of a CHINESE pirate queen known as Cheng Yat Sou

[@19Pyrus70]

@@shanedoesyoutube8001 That might be her. It's just like me to have the general idea or story while lacking all the specific details.

[@SilverCorvidsMARKETING]

0:12 You are technically correct. The best kind of correct.

[@Linfamy]

;)

[@Solqueen86]

Japanese men: Women should only know how to serve a man's needs! Kiyo: Okay, I'll learn how to brew the best Sake. You know one of the needs of a man's life. Japanese Men: Wait that's illegal!

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

And then kiyo's like "fuk kisama🖕"

[@danielstrutz1]

Sounds like she was more of a sake bussiness master, if you ask me there's a manga about a girl that aspires to be a sake brewer master, 夏子の酒 (natsuko no sake)

[@munensuno8792]

there's also a really good one about a young girl that wants to start her own business! It's called Metamorphosis

[@plm-fp6nu]

@@munensuno8792 NONONONONO!!! TO ANYONE READING THIS, THIS COMMENT IS A LIE!!! METAMORPHISIS IS NOT A MANGA ABOUT STARTING A BUSINESS!

[@munensuno8792]

@@plm-fp6nu :))

[@razi_man]

"This still happens today all the time, though companies don't really like to talk about it." This line immediately made me thought of how Apple's iPhone displays were manufactured by Samsung, even Samsung themselves also do this with Sony making a lot of the sensors used in many Samsung phones.

[@huntermad5668]

Well, the Samsung company competing with Apple is a different company from the samsung one built those components.

[@YingofDarkness]

Damn she sounds like a badass. An actual girl boss in an industry supposedly run by only men where everyone knew she was the one in charge

[@clothar23]

Still till her dying day she couldn't tell you step one of actually making sake though.

[@tonylex3760]

@@clothar23 So ?

[@graemeclark2485]

@@clothar23 I imagine she knew the process through every step at least in theory. She may not have been allowed to physically make it but I’m sure she would have known how her own business operated

[@clothar23]

@@graemeclark2485 Mate until you've had to actually do something you know nothing about doing it . Whatever her managerial skills the chick knew nothing about Sake. Which is all well and good but but stop pretending she knew the first thing about Sake.

[@graemeclark2485]

@@clothar23 what? 😂 so what you’re telling me is unless someone has physically done something they don’t know how to do it… that’s absurd. In your opinion no one knows anything about anything because a lot of stuff can’t actually be done by normal people. I guess we’ll never know if the surface of the moon is really made of cheese or not as only a few people have ever been there so really we know nothing about it 😞

[@MorganJ]

I loved learning about this one woman's life story. It's cool how I learned about the broader picture of the business world in those time periods from learning about her life. I'm glad that you told her story!

[@LadyCoyKoi]

So Kiyo was basically the real life version of the Black-Brier family from Skyrim. 😎

[@patpierce4854]

👍👍👍

[@huntermad5668]

Well, Marven ,unlike her, only had a son, i think, so she couldn't branch out from mead business. Unless your Dragonborn sided with the Empire.

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

I'd love to see some tea history too and influential tea masters :D

[@Linfamy]

How about boba tea masters too? :D

[@LiveAndLetLawl]

"But a twat shouldn't be located anywhere near the head, unless you consented" - that line made me snort into my food and struggle not to laugh out loud, because I have no idea how I would try to explain why I was laughing to my roommate. Great video as always! It's so nice to hear someone actually pronounce sake correctly, I'm so sick of that "saki" nonsense

[@DougRampent]

I love listening to our favorite Wakashu!

[@Linfamy]

Wait... 😱😅

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

Ay yo WTF XD

[@zachken5399]

Other Countries: "So how much booze do you have?" Japan: "Yes"

[@7swordquanta459]

Kiyo's story reminded me of "The Men Who Built America" documentary. She is definitely shrewd (and cutthroat) in her dealings. Her story would make a great mini-series 😁

[@Zee200]

As somebody wo can't drink booze, her story as a businesswoman is still amazing in every aspect:D

[@kme]

In the Yukan Club, Hakushika is one of the names used for one of the characters - Hakushika Noriko. (the others were all named after alcohol brands too lol The mangaka must have been a big fan of booze hehehe)

[@AngryHistorian87]

"But the best thing, always, is to pick yourself up off the bed and take a nice walk outside to the liquor store. Nothing washes your problems away like booze" Lol 🤣 Jokes aside, this is a very interesting video. Well done, Linfamy 👍👌🏻

[@kurorintenshi]

"Ah Alcohol. The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems."

[@asamvav]

All the predatory business strategies particularly marriages is still common in India. Love the video. 🙏❤️

[@teto85]

Lots of ukiyo-e prints. Thank you very much.

[@thepackingpacjack7767]

Let pour one for the Queen of Sake: “Kiyo”

[@wolflover306]

When you realise that the Netherlands also sells that sake here, and you have that brand in your shelf. 😳 I'll drink in her name on New Year.

[@idraote]

Women can do exactly the same things as men. I never got those legislators who tried to have a say in this only to see themselves outsmarted.

[@jaime_lynn]

I’m more of a soju master than a sake master, but either way, Cultured Mama approves of any booze master with the crotch of a machine gun. Cheers, sweetheart!🍻

[@Linfamy]

;)

[@qm7568]

Kiyo is now my new business idol, what an inspiration! Hope we can have a miniseries for the family business. Also, heart me

[@Linfamy]

You got it ❤

[@bigfoottroisiemepartielave1759]

Very interesting video and a good reminder to add liquor to tomorrow's grocery list.

[@Linfamy]

Hell yeah

[@lyrakae]

this video is way prettier than your old one! must have taken a long time! good job dude.

[@myanimeroom9350]

Interesting. She had all the qualities of a good entrepreneur. Thanks for sharing.

[@rosswebster7877]

Well done Linfamy! By far this is the most delightful video you've made thus far! A great combination of the history of gender, economics and booze!

[@kamikaze00007]

Hey Linfamy, do you know why various Japanese games, especially ones set on the past Japan, often use the name "Echigoya" for a rich merchant type character in the story? I've seen a couple of those instances (can't really recall the games atm), but the most memorable one for me was that guy in Mission 1 of Tenchu Stealth Assassins.

[@barnalilahiri01]

She was an amazing entrepreneur

[@nikikuriton]

0:50 i love the high levels of snark here. 👌

[@lmw6617]

Me at 8:16: Mah girl you got another business💀 (seriously it just keeps going)

[@AnnaMorimoto]

Hey! I went to the Hakushika Museum on a school trip. Never knew of Kiyo, but it's nice to hear of local hystorical figures. Keep up the good work!

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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I recently found your channel and I absolutely love it! You always make me literally LOL!!! And I'm actually learning new things I honestly have never really considered. Thank-you! ✌😎🤘

[@Linfamy]

Welcome! First rule of the channel is you must sacrifice a pokemon.

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@@Linfamy I don't have any Pokemon...😱😭

[@Linfamy]

@@victoriawilliams2786 hmm okay, I'll forgive you. This time.

[@victoriawilliams2786]

@@Linfamy Thank-you kind Sir!

[@willowtdog6449]

Kiyo sounds like a queen or empress ruling a miniature nation.

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The art seems to be improving Good job Lin

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Your art is getting better and better!

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Great job in the video Linfamy, I also notice a lot of improvement in your artwork. Keep up it! 😁👍

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Hey Linfamy, I always like your scriptwriting, it's the best and comedic xD

[@tayloredwards4968]

Please do a video on Japanese vampires

[@JariDawnchild]

"Women cannot brew alcohol." "Hold my sake, dad."

[@bscmshama]

This was really good. ❤️

[@mylesjude233]

Awesome video my guy, hope you do in the future a video about whiskey history in Japan ( ex. Suntory).

[@mj_out]

Awesome video!

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Anytime your videos come on it’s a great time man. Informative but also, funny as hell. Thank you king.

[@Linfamy]

Glad you like!

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What a roller coaster, I loved it

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Thank you for your knowledgeable work. What sources did you use for your video?

[@GeneralCalculus]

Western Eurasia: Alewives Japan: "Get out of brewroom you dirty wenches".

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Interesting stuff, thanks!

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Thank you so much fir sharing. I’m learning English vie watching KZbin and uploading KZbin with Japanese and English subtitles. I learned from your videos a lot. Thank you

[@latoyathunderstar9585]

Who knew Kiyo would be a successful candidate for winery. I knew the alliance marriages between clans. Daughters did have it rough,

[@maiyenish8552]

0:18 OK, will try it. ❤️

[@Linfamy]

But... you didn't type it 🤔

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Really happy I found this channel ☺

[@Linfamy]

Me too ;)

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Fascinating video.👍

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Heart me. Also Kiyo is such a business woman >.< I am impressed by the overall life she led

[@Linfamy]

You got it ❤

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Ngl, this would make for an awesome series!

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Dang renaming your employee to claim ownership of them is not a thing I ever thought of but apparently he didn't hate it if he was with her for life

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[@Linfamy]

Awesome! Glad you liked it 👍

[@belle2515]

6:40 how do I train myself to use this ultimate girlboss powermove? for research purposes...

[@thierryfaquet7405]

Where do one apply to become an adopted husband to a rich sake making waifu ?

[@giantred]

Well okay, a new (to me) sake brand to try. Thanks Linfamy ^_^7

[@Linfamy]

Any time!

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Wish history in school was as interesting as this channel.

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Allegedly, that takes preparation time teachers have less & less of these days.

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The animation has improved

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Haha thanks! Nice try ;)

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[@Linfamy]

Congrats ;)

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"Don't worry, they got to marry strangers..." 😂❤

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your picture seems to change in a good way〜. Interesting great episode🥸🍶

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really cool, never heard of her. is she in any anime? thanks for making and sharing the vid

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The definition oh a hustler 😌

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Two years later the guy following her died... what a coincidence! Or is it? Anyway this video entertained me well. Heart me

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Since you asked so nicely 💗

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Now that was AWESOME .... :)

[@Linfamy]

No you are ;)

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Isn't there a movie yet, for this woman!?