There was a shop named 'Sasuke' who specializes on bonsai shears. Never though Naruto and Sasuke's rivalry would come to this.

By the quality of their work, one can tell they don't cut corners 😊

Honestly 2K for something you will hold 70% of your work time is not that crazy of a price

It is good that this is shown, I bought my first japanese Kasho scissor and my boss paid half of it. $800,- that was 25 years ago and it is still one of the best scissors I ever bought. People thought I was crazy, but it is true, less maintenance and better for your wrists. The quality and sharpness is unparalleled.

I appreciate his mentality: our quality speaks for itself. If you buy a copy, you will only be disappointed and you'll eventually come back to us for the real thing.

Mad respect to the Japanese scissor makers. That's something special.

The man who cut my hair until just recently when he retired, had some of the sane scissors he had been using since the late 80’s or early 90’s.  They were expensive, but so we’ll made that they lasted, and he only had to rarely have them sharpened.  I love things like that.  They’ve gotten harder and harder to find today.  I also have been to Japan a few times, and something that a very much admire about most Japanese, is their patience, cleanliness, appreciation of everything, and how they put such attention to detail and pride in everything that they do.  That’s another thing that I feel like a lot of people in other places don’t do anymore.  If they ever did at all.

Of course it's Japanese. They have a similar obsession with producing all kinds of specialized high-end equipment. Bonsai shears, inksticks / blocks, knives, etc.

Japan is the country to take true pride in their work for anything/everything

So when i was cutting my own hair, i did it with random scissors i found in my parents kitchen. Pretty soon i found out that it didn't a good job at all. My parents also did have a hairdressers set, but those scissors were almost as bad as the kitchen ones. Then i saved up and bought the cheapest ones from a professional shop, those cost me around 30usd and that seemed like an insane amount of money for me for "just" scissors and were more pricey that my parents whole hairdresser set. But the difference was day and night. From that day i knew i would never cut my hair with random household scissors again.
About a year later a professional hairdresser stayed about a week at our house and offered everyone free hair appointments to thank us for the stay. So i gave her my 30usd scissors and asked her professional opinion on quality. She said: so glad that i don't have to do it with household scissors 😄👍 but compared to mine, they are beyond bad. I feel the difference immediately and ive never had scissors this bad before. Even for training our school didn't allow this poor quality. That's when i understood. While they are good enough for me, you def get what you pay for

My Mizutanis were $1200, I use them all day long and they’re amazing

Japanese pride in their products is something I respect immensely. If I want to be confident in getting a quality product, and i am willing to pay the extra money, Japan is always a safe bet.

This is how products should be. Expensive, but perfect and last for a long time.

"Quality can not be imitated". Well said Sir

"quality cannot be imitated" that's all the difference! Amazing

Ive been a barber for 16 years now and I can say her shear game is black belt level.

the artisan spirit is the reason why Japan makes so many of the world's best thing, from beef to scissors.

Back when I lived in Hokkaido, I used to go get my hair cut at a very friendly haidresser's place. We'd always chat and he once told me to guess how much his scissors cost - he was using one of these.
As you might guess, I completely missed the mark, hahaha

I’m a jeweler and one of my mentors said, “I’m not rich enough for cheap tools”. Every time I’ve spent money to acquire the best tools possible they’ve paid for themselves within a year. I spent $1,000 on chasing tools and $200 for a chasing hammer, and they’re such a pleasure to use! They practically move themselves.

There's some different level of craftsmanship when it comes to Japanese people