The "western" method is for candles of lowest quality. My father makes his candels himself with wax from his own bees. This is the material german's only had used before parafin was introduesed. With good material for wicks (non syntetic), you can have very good "western" candels, too.
Thank you! Thought this as well. Loved the knowledge about Japanese candles but wish they had shown something other than lowest common denominator western candles
This isn't really a fair comparison. The "western" candles are mass-produced, low quality alternatives to the traditional beeswax candle. Having said that, beeswax candles were usually reserved for church use since they burn slowly with a delicate yellow light and don't produce any smoke. This made them more expensive so most people would have had a "taper" made from rushes dipped in tallow.
@@ApiaryManagerwhat made and still makes them more expensive is the work needed to get bees wax, but sure the churches demanding huge amounts of candles dident help
@@aggese I was referring to churches in medeival Europe. I'm not sure if the church requires pure beeswax candles anymore. I agree that beeswax is a "scarce resource" and requires a lot of manual effort to process .
If you got the coin. I checked Amazon and they want for ONE size 10 (167mmX23mm) 6.6" candle, 29USD. Ouch. They had better be savored and used only for those Special occasions.
pretty sure the biggest consumer of candles in the world is Greece. lighting a candle in churches is a must. they have these very thin long brown ones. millions of them
Well this informative video just became a new ASMR video for me! No one is talking except the credits and I can just relax and watch them make candles AND learn something new! ^^
To be fair I much more think this is traditional Japanese candle making versus modern candle making. There are certainly handmade "western" candle. Either way I love to see the processes!
Just woke up to the sun here in america. Usually first we make our coffee...... started this program and feel amazing. Such highly skilled humans! Compared to um....american jobs! Love u japan
Yes and why are they "Western Candles"? I am pretty sure there is just as much paraffin candles everywhere else. Ever ate chese coated with wax? 90% of those are coatied in paraffin. They should compare their candles with bees wax, wonder which burns longer and which wax just on its own is better
@Hitado Dota This video isn't meant to show tradition, it's a kind of factory tour for kids. So there is no idea in this video that they want to bash the West.
It would be more interesting to see comparable methods contrasted - this gives the impression that Japanese candles are all handmade and western candles are all mass produced.
a inicios de la era Meiji el emperador decició para El y su pueblo que el progreso que occidente le ofrecía estaba bien pero que no por eso deberían perder su identidad en nombre del progreso, es así que evitaron el colonialismo primero Ingles y luego Estadounidense en el Imperio del Japón.
i remember hearing about candles using bayberry wax. you boil bayberries to get the thin wax coating from the berries. they are supposed to be expensive and burn cleanly with a nice scent. i remember the wax being a pale green color.
@@marthachampagne316 Bayberry candles used to be very popular but because of the manufacturing costs not so much these days. There is, however, an old superstition of burning a bayberry candle on new years, and a saying: "A bayberry candle burnt to the socket brings food to the larder and gold to the pocket"
Well maybe some western candles I do not use anything but natural soy wax it is safe and cleans up with soap and hot water! The Japanese candles are art and beautiful! I love them and low soot like soy wax, and I only use wooden wicks of cherry and maple mix crackling when burning.
Actually its all filmed in Japan. There’s a few times that show a box with Japanese text and a Japanese newspaper. Japan also produces quite a bit still, but most of their products are sold domestically.
China is west of Japan. Duh. There's a very, very famous story titled "Journey to the West". It's about...you guessed it (or not)...a journey to China by the Monkey King. Which is the basis for the Dragonball anime series, BTW.
At the time "Journey to the West" was written, the Japanese didn't know about the Americas. Besides...American is EAST of Japan! Across the Pacific Ocean. Look at a map.
@@athenawilson4019 I can't tell if you are being serious. Journey to the West was written in China during the 16th century and it was about a Chinese monk traveled to India to study and acquire Buddhist literature and he was accompanied by the Monkey King.
LOVE the handmade- non toxic traditional Japanese candles. Funny to think companies that just pour wax into moulds label their products as "hand poured" making it sound like it is bespoke haha. If Cire Trudon in France made Japanese candles like this way they would probably charge $500 for just one stick lol.
Thank you for the interesting video. I was hoping it might show "western" handmade candles, which I believe are dipped and made with beeswax, and tell the differences between them as it did in the beginning.
The Japanese candles are made mostly for Buddhist temples in Kyoto. The equivalent Western candle would be hand dipped, bees wax Cathedral candles, not factory paraffin candles. Cathedral candles burn brighter than Warosoku but blow out easier. They are made more efficiently, however.
I was waiting throughout that video to find out if I was going to learn the functional difference between them as they were both made differently. I'm not going to bother pointing out what 80% of people have said already lol I just wanted to educate myself in facts on japanese candles lol 😂 I'm sure CZcams's random recommendations will find something for me lol 😂
🇧🇷 So chic: they have porcelain bowls for the wax getting cold... why? The time consumed to make just one japanese candle , is the same time a western candle machine makes two thousand candle.
Leone Auzston these are pretty ones (there are others on eBay) www.ebay.com/itm/TRADITIONAL-JAPANESE-HAZE-ROUSOKU-CANDLES-BOX-OF-5-LACQUER-TREE-SEED-OIL-CANDLES/311895732073?_trksid=p2385738.c100677.m4598&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908110712%26meid%3D8764334fe2b04006a9fdae28e6c2aaaa%26pid%3D100677%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D9%26sd%3D290616379458
Leone Auzston And if you would like to support the Artisans in the video directly, you could always go to their site...just a thought. www.japanesecandle.com/Japanese_Traditional_Candle.html
I wonder If Japanese wicks allow a draft through the centre of the candle. Western candles have several traditional methods of manufacture. It would've been interesting to see them contrasted.
Or Western candles made by, you know, Westerners. Western candles can also be made quite beautiful with elaborate colors, shapes, layers, and designs cut into them, which you really can't do with a Japanese candle. Search for "hand-carved candles" and be impressed on what true beauty is.
@@BoopSnoot I remember back 30 years ago, when I was a freshly minted teenager I would go pull candles for Christmas. They would have 2 pots of paraffin I think, maybe 3 of different colors) and 1 of bee's wax in the cellar of my town's kindergarten and we'd be there hand-making those candles. *sigh* time goes by and things change. :-)
@@BoopSnoot Western candles are crap oil hungry wasteful westerners Miss the days when bees wax and wood wax were used rather than non renewable fossil fuels.
The "western" method is for candles of lowest quality. My father makes his candels himself with wax from his own bees. This is the material german's only had used before parafin was introduesed. With good material for wicks (non syntetic), you can have very good "western" candels, too.
Thank you! Thought this as well. Loved the knowledge about Japanese candles but wish they had shown something other than lowest common denominator western candles
This isn't really a fair comparison. The "western" candles are mass-produced, low quality alternatives to the traditional beeswax candle. Having said that, beeswax candles were usually reserved for church use since they burn slowly with a delicate yellow light and don't produce any smoke. This made them more expensive so most people would have had a "taper" made from rushes dipped in tallow.
@@ApiaryManagerwhat made and still makes them more expensive is the work needed to get bees wax, but sure the churches demanding huge amounts of candles dident help
@@aggese I was referring to churches in medeival Europe. I'm not sure if the church requires pure beeswax candles anymore.
I agree that beeswax is a "scarce resource" and requires a lot of manual effort to process .
Mental note: *When in Japan, buy candles.*
If you got the coin. I checked Amazon and they want for ONE size 10 (167mmX23mm) 6.6" candle, 29USD. Ouch. They had better be savored and used only for those Special occasions.
Nighthawke
Buy candles-CHECK
pretty sure the biggest consumer of candles in the world is Greece. lighting a candle in churches is a must. they have these very thin long brown ones. millions of them
It's 5 am, and I am watching candle making videos. The quarantine of 2020 can really change a man.
*No idea how CZcams bought me here, but I really want this Japanese tree candles after watching this.*
same here they look awesome
a mi me gustaría las nueces para sembrarlas y aprender hacer velas artesanales de esa nueva manera, me parecen más ecológicas.
Awesome
They're called Warosoku and are available on line.
Well this informative video just became a new ASMR video for me! No one is talking except the credits and I can just relax and watch them make candles AND learn something new! ^^
To be fair I much more think this is traditional Japanese candle making versus modern candle making. There are certainly handmade "western" candle. Either way I love to see the processes!
I watched 14min of content about candles. Worth it.
The Japanese candle making is amazing. A truly handmade candle. I really appreciate the beauty and hard work. Thank you
So many beautiful things are handcrafted in japan, love it!!
risingsoul u are an idiot
dont be rude
Luc Tran What are u on about, twerp! Japanese run the best.
risingsoul In fact Japan is such a beautiful country.
risingsoul \
Such excellent craftsmanship! I will look for this when I visit Japan to buy and bring home some.
Just woke up to the sun here in america. Usually first we make our coffee...... started this program and feel amazing. Such highly skilled humans! Compared to um....american jobs! Love u japan
This was magnificent! Thank you for posting.
Thank you for this wonderful video. I do so enjoy learning.👍
AMAZING, totally love the Japanese candles for sure. I will go and search where to purchase some for family and friends. Thank you so much for videos.
Why they flexxing like that on our western candles?
pagsran hechas con cera de abejas, y desde la explotación masiva del petróleo se usa la parafina, y duran poco
because they can't hold a candle to those made in Japan by folding over a thousand times
@Oslo Cloonson, Flexxing lol 💪🏿 Lol
Yes and why are they "Western Candles"? I am pretty sure there is just as much paraffin candles everywhere else. Ever ate chese coated with wax? 90% of those are coatied in paraffin. They should compare their candles with bees wax, wonder which burns longer and which wax just on its own is better
@Hitado Dota This video isn't meant to show tradition, it's a kind of factory tour for kids. So there is no idea in this video that they want to bash the West.
The smallest ones are what are used in churches when lighting a candle for a loved one ! Fascinating stuff !
the ones we use in sweden are way taller than those itsy bitsy ones they look like birthday candels to me just thicker
WOW! I absolutely enjoyed this video! TFS!
It would be more interesting to see comparable methods contrasted - this gives the impression that Japanese candles are all handmade and western candles are all mass produced.
I don't know how fair this is this is modern western and classic japanese I think they show have shown traditional both ways
a inicios de la era Meiji el emperador decició para El y su pueblo que el progreso que occidente le ofrecía estaba bien pero que no por eso deberían perder su identidad en nombre del progreso, es así que evitaron el colonialismo primero Ingles y luego Estadounidense en el Imperio del Japón.
The ASMR of this video is phenomenal
Am I the only one who loves the music in this? Whatever genre it fits into, I want more of it!
mucho arte y excelente trabajo en un solo video!
Thank you for posting this video. It's really nice and informative.
a beautiful work of art!
Japanese are really artists,,, amazing.. Thank you.
That kitty calendar tho lol
The Japanese are so amazing, and they do everything so wonderfully!!
Brilliant! I make beeswax tapers and will never again complain about the difficulty. ✌❤️😊
loved it soo nice of the presentation n techniques of making candles
I just wanted to note that western candles can also be made of bee's wax :)
If some other material (parafin) IS used, you might say it's "none of your beeswax!" ;-)
Also from sheep tallow.
or soy.
i remember hearing about candles using bayberry wax. you boil bayberries to get the thin wax coating from the berries. they are supposed to be expensive and burn cleanly with a nice scent. i remember the wax being a pale green color.
@@marthachampagne316 Bayberry candles used to be very popular but because of the manufacturing costs not so much these days. There is, however, an old superstition of burning a bayberry candle on new years, and a saying: "A bayberry candle burnt to the socket brings food to the larder and gold to the pocket"
Exelente trabajo felicidades Dios los bendiga
Awesome stuffs here ... cool japanese candle
Japanese candles... Thanks for New information
The Japanese candles are beautiful
Even their candles taper the opposite way xD
So lovely though, gorgeous.
i like the japanese candles more....they are made with natural resources...they look beautiful...so much hard work.
Ich sehe mir sowas für mein Leben gern an! Danke!
So much work, wow..
WOW. it takes all that to make candles? thats awesone
Fascinating.
I appreciate the candle maker's giant cat calendar
thank you for english!
Any candle can be made dripless by a simple dip or brush coating of shellac. it burns cleaner and more complete with minimal residue.
excelente video🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👍
This is so oddly satisfying
Informative, thanks
Literally no one:
CZcams: Let’s put this video in the recommendation... amazing
Well maybe some western candles I do not use anything but natural soy wax it is safe and cleans up with soap and hot water! The Japanese candles are art and beautiful! I love them and low soot like soy wax, and I only use wooden wicks of cherry and maple mix crackling when burning.
Marvellous.
how japanese candles are made: they show some japanese dudes make candles
how western candles are made: they show some chinese dudes make candles
Actually its all filmed in Japan. There’s a few times that show a box with Japanese text and a Japanese newspaper. Japan also produces quite a bit still, but most of their products are sold domestically.
China is west of Japan. Duh. There's a very, very famous story titled "Journey to the West". It's about...you guessed it (or not)...a journey to China by the Monkey King. Which is the basis for the Dragonball anime series, BTW.
At the time "Journey to the West" was written, the Japanese didn't know about the Americas. Besides...American is EAST of Japan! Across the Pacific Ocean. Look at a map.
@@athenawilson4019 I can't tell if you are being serious. Journey to the West was written in China during the 16th century and it was about a Chinese monk traveled to India to study and acquire Buddhist literature and he was accompanied by the Monkey King.
@tiger sun shouldn't it be journey to the south if they were travelling to india?
amazing!
Cool! Thank you
Western handmade candles are traditionally made with beeswax or tallow... but japanese candles beautiful...😍
The Best videotape
I love the music of this series. It sounds like Danny Elfman wrote it for a revival of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
amazing. tjanx for sharing
Fascinating
Saya suka prosesnya 😊
Ohhhh my. God it is soo beautiful
حتى الشموع مبدعين بصناعتها
I want a traditional japanese candle. That's freaking art.
Search "hand carved candles" and see Western candle art.
Also we have candles in elaborate shapes like angels or made from other substances like beeswax.
LOVE the handmade- non toxic traditional Japanese candles. Funny to think companies that just pour wax into moulds label their products as "hand poured" making it sound like it is bespoke haha. If Cire Trudon in France made Japanese candles like this way they would probably charge $500 for just one stick lol.
nice documentary....
After searching the making of western beeswax candle,I found it lit too!
That's so cool 😎 the candles are better made👍also want a sapling too😁👍
Thank you for the interesting video. I was hoping it might show "western" handmade candles, which I believe are dipped and made with beeswax, and tell the differences between them as it did in the beginning.
its show for Japanese and also from the looks of it the whole process seems to be similar with slight variation nd finally not a comparison video.
Love the Japanese method
I love the old Japanese arts. Thick wicks
Thank you
The Japanese candles are made mostly for Buddhist temples in Kyoto. The equivalent Western candle would be hand dipped, bees wax Cathedral candles, not factory paraffin candles.
Cathedral candles burn brighter than Warosoku but blow out easier. They are made more efficiently, however.
Candles that don't exploit bees, nice.
Handmade ,traditional Japanese candles, $67,000 a piece. Mass produced Western candles, a nickel for a thousand.
Japan's craftsmanship is best
This was unexpectedly interesting to watch. Also, props to Japan. I loved being there. Amazing people.
Japan,,, the name is sufficient... Nice video.
1 batang lilin = 140rb. But, its Art, seni itu harganya tak terbatas 👌🏻
Wow thank you...arigatho
Japanese candles are sustainable and look like they work brilliantly
I wonder if they can use the material used in traditional making candle using modern technology.
WOwwwww !!!
Yet another reason why I love Japanese culture!!
1:46 proud japanese artisan!
You can fully automate the Japanese candle making process as well.
David T no doubt but why lose the art to machined processes? Too much work ?
@@nancyc5922 munny hunny
look at the artistry of making these candles . I wonder where I can purchase them, and how can I tell the fake ones from the real ones?
nice work
I was waiting throughout that video to find out if I was going to learn the functional difference between them as they were both made differently. I'm not going to bother pointing out what 80% of people have said already lol I just wanted to educate myself in facts on japanese candles lol 😂 I'm sure CZcams's random recommendations will find something for me lol 😂
Wow. I like japanese candle. I have reaons too
🇧🇷 So chic: they have porcelain bowls for the wax getting cold... why? The time consumed to make just one japanese candle , is the same time a western candle machine makes two thousand candle.
I've never seen these types of candles before where can an American buy some? The internet? My mom would love them.
Leone Auzston these are pretty ones (there are others on eBay)
www.ebay.com/itm/TRADITIONAL-JAPANESE-HAZE-ROUSOKU-CANDLES-BOX-OF-5-LACQUER-TREE-SEED-OIL-CANDLES/311895732073?_trksid=p2385738.c100677.m4598&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908110712%26meid%3D8764334fe2b04006a9fdae28e6c2aaaa%26pid%3D100677%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D9%26sd%3D290616379458
sweets08816 Thanks you so much.
Leone Auzston
And if you would like to support the Artisans in the video directly, you could always go to their site...just a thought.
www.japanesecandle.com/Japanese_Traditional_Candle.html
SacchiMoto I did and Pinned it for others to find -- thank you for the information! 😊🌸
Someone know the name of the musics of the serie?
or some place i cold get it
He must have the softest hands....and I want some of those candles
That is about the temperature of my dish/rinse water when I wash dishes
I wonder If Japanese wicks allow a draft through the centre of the candle. Western candles have several traditional methods of manufacture. It would've been interesting to see them contrasted.
Japan worker really awsome
Cool
so much work goes into japanese candles, thats probably why its more resistant to wind, more stable.
Simple The best
They totally forgot the hand making part of western candles...🤔
Or Western candles made by, you know, Westerners. Western candles can also be made quite beautiful with elaborate colors, shapes, layers, and designs cut into them, which you really can't do with a Japanese candle. Search for "hand-carved candles" and be impressed on what true beauty is.
@@BoopSnoot I remember back 30 years ago, when I was a freshly minted teenager I would go pull candles for Christmas. They would have 2 pots of paraffin I think, maybe 3 of different colors) and 1 of bee's wax in the cellar of my town's kindergarten and we'd be there hand-making those candles.
*sigh* time goes by and things change. :-)
@@BoopSnoot Western candles are crap oil hungry wasteful westerners Miss the days when bees wax and wood wax were used rather than non renewable fossil fuels.
@@acidstar11 you can still buy beeswax candles, they're pretty common.
🇧🇷 How come a black substance as petroleum can produce something so transparent and white as paraffin?
some banjo kazooie type music right here... nostalgic video game themes