This is just a regular store in Tokyo. Imagine if everybody paid this kind of detail in every job they performed...the world would be a better place.. Find unique gifts at Sumiye Co! www.sumiye-co.com
You can see she put an extra paper bag into the bag with the package. I remember reading somewhere that the extra bag is for when you want to gift the package to someone, instead of using the used bag, you can switch to the new bag before gifting it so that it looks perfect when being gifted.
When I was in japan i finally had the courage to ask a clerk why she wrapped things so nicely and she said “our customers deserve everything neatly and beautiful, like a gift from us to you.” And I was blown away. Japan takes pride in everything they do and are so friendly ❤️
@@gamingsportz3390 yeah.......not to sound too pessimistic, but it's just that people romanticize japanese culture so much that westerners especially tend to forget how they're not immune to capitalism as well :/
Japan loves packaging things to a fault. Interesting little tidbit--notice at 0:37 she puts in another bag inside the bag. Why? Because if you're intending this to be a gift to someone, that bag you're carrying will get wrinkly. So when it comes time to give the gift, you use the included bag instead, so the presentation looks flawless.
No wonder the average world citizen finds Japan super fascinating. The Japanese attention to detail, cleanliness, order and discipline is plain unmatchable.
@@fizz8912 Doing origami during lesson is something that elementary graders do. When I was a kid I learned to do various kinds of Origami pieces to show them to my friends during class, sometimes I even sell them if it's a difficult piece and they want it, but usually I just gave it for free. Origami is something that you need to focus and use patience, it's not something suitable for you to do during class, anything else is fine. But if you don't want to look hopeless to other people then just listen to the class even if it's boring or maybe take a few notes lol.
I recall buying from a chained stationary store (Loft, if anyone is wondering). During the checkout, they asked if anything I buy is a gift. I said yes since some of them are for my friends and family. After the checkout, they brought my things to a dedicated wrapping counter and packaged the stationaries beautifully, with iridescent flakes and shredded paper stuffed inside a pretty bag, tied up with coiled ribbons. They’re just stationaries! Yet the wrappings made them look fun and expensive. This shop was not the only place that provided this service. Some shops do charge a fee and some don’t, but I wouldn’t be able to wrap those gifts so professionally if I bought the materials myself.
This one time I got a package from Japan, and instead of Styrofoam or newspaper for packing; the person I purchased the product from, folded like a hundred paper cranes and put them in the package with a hand written thank you note. It was one of the most wholesome things I've ever gotten 😌
I didn't even realize it was 7 years ago jeez. I wonder what the staff in the video is doing rn, like is she still working there or did she quit? Is she even alive? Damn Im having an existencial crisis
The other day, I was at a perfectly punctual Japanese train station, and every time a train came, which was every three minutes, the station staff said, "Sorry to keep you waiting. The train is coming." Japan is the most wonderful country in the world.
Actually, there's a license exam for wrapping gifts like that in Japan and I once took that course. The way she wrapped the gift is the first basic method we need to practise and it takes weeks to perfect it under a min. You need to practise a lot to make it fast and neat and her skill is gained through a lot of practice and experience. Respect!
Wait why would you even apologise for being late when you did it under a minute Seriously me doing a packaging is like a slug climbing a whole freaking mountain😂
It’s just a thing that clerks often say in Japanese. Though it can mean “sorry for the wait” it isn’t always said for that meaning. But yes it doesn’t change then fact that they are very respectful. I’m Japanese btw.
There are also underlying things about Japan that makes it not so perfect. I don't mean to be offensive or anything I just think lots of young people including myself think of Japan as some sort of heaven on earth but have you ever wondered why it's a country with one of the highest suicide rates?
@@dyominichu5101 I do wonder about that but can't think of anything because my brain has failed me,would you mind giving a small explanation if you have a idea why?
@@MysticAlmighty53 this is based on my boyfriend's experience as a Japanese person living in Japan. Japan doesn't like change, they try really hard to be the norm. So much so that if something unjust happens, many turn a blind eye. Girls get sexually harassed on trains and no one speaks up because they're frightened of confrontation. How female workers are treated like second class and overall given less chances than men. How it is expected for people to overwork themselves each and every day. And just how lonely it is living there. People don't connect with each other anymore, and there are so many hikikomori isolating themselves from a judgemental society. There are many great things about Japan, but like any other place there are problems too. So please don't worship japan to the extent I see many do
@@dyominichu5101 ah I see,thank you for taking your time to explained it so throughly when I only asked for a short explanation,don't worry I can understand it.
Imagine going through all that trouble to perfectly wrap that package just for the customer to ruthlessly tear it off as if it was nothing when they get home
Actually it's funny because even kids in Japan typically open packages really neatly. The wrapping paper afterwards looks a lot neater than what you'd expect.
@@MyNipplesArePointy yeah I'm from Japan and I remember when I was little and first saw someone from oversee tearing a wrapping paper😂 I was like "Wow can you do that😮?...😏"
Year we never tear beautiful “Washi” papers. We recycle them for decoration, making envelopes...”mottainai”spirits are too strong about this. FYI it’s very impolite to open your gift upon receiving it, in normal cases. Greedy and judgemental.
In Japan, there is a something very important about what Japanese makes Japanese…“Presentation“. It could be anything, maybe any products we make,could be services we provide, perhaps neatness of farm fields we work, presenting ourselves or cleaning front of the own house or neighborhood for that matter. Anything we do has to be detailed and detailed to the death then results has to be beautiful. Presentation is differentiated from just appearance of it, in many cases attention was given where nobody could see. It shows that you have put effort into it, at the same time we are expecting to understand how much attention was paid and realize beauty of it, it goes both ways, if you couldn’t recognize you are not worthy of it. That’s how we define “class”.
Origami skills are relatively easily obtainable. Also the paper is made specifically for that :) (*inserts joke about the woman being made solely for that*) (*gets canceled*)
I'm Japanese and 100% sure that's what she said. It's kind of a cliché in the Japan hospitality industry, but I'm proud to see Japanese people behaving this way
It's a norm and tradition, she's not literally apologizing. You don't translate it very literally. Just like how you say "how do you do" for a greeting and not literally asking about somebody's life.
Japanese people: packaging very efficiently the entire packet in a very elegant way and only using 1cm of tape to hold the entire thing together Me:using the entire roll of tape but the packet still ends up looking like shit
jdndjsnwk I feel like I’m actually good at wrapping (one of the very few things I’m confident in) but I always use ~4 pieces of tape per gift. I just don’t want the shitty tape to pop up and the whole thing unwraps itself LOL
@욱일기는 전범기다 (Rising Sun flag is nazi flag) Japan the light of Asia, Japan the protector of Asia, Japan the leader of Asia Tenno Heika Banzai! #MakeJapanGreatAgain
You have to have the correct sheet size and it becomes a breeze with practice, just like with everything you do a lot of times. Similarly here; ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Sx-pcIXd_X4.html practice makes perfect, although it's not handles with as much care as in the video here.
