Day in the Life of a Japanese Home Builder

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Published 2021-11-05
A day in the life of a Japanese construction worker building a house in Japan. Constructing Japanese homes in Tokyo can be a complicated process, so it's common for Japanese living in Tokyo and Japanese living in Japan to ask a professional home building company like like Daiwa House to help manage and construct their home. We follow Yuya from morning until evening and throughout his workday to show the Japanese working culture and construction culture in Japan. Construction workers in Japan have their own unique routines and process when building a house in Japan and this a peek into their daily lives in Tokyo. Japan is also ranked 4th in the world for having earthquakes so earthquake resistant building construction laws have been in place since 1924 and have been updated over the years, such as the shin-taishin standard, requiring that all buildings must be able to withstand a stage 6 seismic event on Japan’s 7-stage seismic scale.

Yuya is a Ni-Kyu Kenchikushi, a prefecture license certified second-class architect which allows him to manage small housing construction. A first class license would allow for larger construction projects such as olympic stadiums but would require passing a national qualifying exam available to four year university graduates with a minimum 2 years of practical building related experience, where only about 10% of the applicants are able to pass. Yuya has been working with the company for about 3 years now and his entire first year was spent training with 1000 other new grad employees who were all hired at the same time, in Japanese called Shinsotsu Saiyo. (新卒採用). In Japan, it’s typical for large companies to hire new grads in a batch usually in April to align with Japan’s standardized school schedule.

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All Comments (21)
  • @hmsnine13
    I definitely want to see “A day in the life of a Japanese teacher”
  • "They close their eyes and silently think of their family and important things in their life as a reminder to work safely today". I'm going to do this starting work tomorrow morning. This is so great. This is why I subscribe to this channel. I get to pick up nuggets like this.
  • @ReticentArc
    As an electrician from the UK I am blown away by how well managed that site was. Looks like they prioritise safety and build quality very highly whereas our site managers care about speed and keeping costs down. Can't believe how tidy it was too. Would be fantastic if our sites were even half as well run as this
  • @PupasAtPlay
    The fact that this young man is only 25 years old and already responsible for several buildings being build is incredible.
  • "Not having a problem is a problem" now that is dedication and discipline...
  • I am a construction worker in the United States, I am absoluely blown away with you guys and how organized and clean everything is. I come home looking like a coal miner after violating hundreds of OSHA violations, because we aren't that strict here!!!
  • @Karimsnarl
    I swear Japan is living atleast 50 years ahead of the rest of the world. Everything is so well planned and organised. Thanks for these videos ^__^
  • @nicolasfl1864
    I am an architect from New York city and I have the utmost respect for the Japanese. I wonder how anything gets built in NYC with all the chaos and greed. I am in awe at the Japanese order, cleanliness, and politeness. Very admirable culture!
  • @joshen4909
    we need a "Day in the Life of Paolo fromTOKYO" where you show us how you film the videos!
  • @colinvos7304
    Being a construction worker (surveyer) myself in The Netherlands this really blew my mind how tidy and clean everything was there. As well as the work morale. It was so fascinating!
  • @ijustfelldown
    I'm an Indian civil engineer and the level of safety focus and build quality is astounding. None of them look too rushed and their schedule seems to be very efficient. Of course all of this comes at a huge cost. It's very rare to see projects like this around where I work. Impossible to see on private housing projects cos Indian culture skews very heavily towards cost cutting. I've worked on a handful of houses and even the most generous clients won't agree to costs that'll enable us to be this streamlined and meticulous.
  • @pianoforest5815
    As a project coordinator of a tile company in Vancouver Canada, I have to say this is totally mind blowing, the site is incredibly clean, we do daily mancount/Hazzard assessment form as well but honestly we just fill in whatever and no one really cares. I went to tokyo in March and was totally amazed how well they are organized when I see some construction sites and there was zero dust leak towards outside the area. Love the company vide in the video, it look more like a finance company, however I don't like the camera part.
  • @boba5257
    The fact that they have a meeting set up online so that they can all exercise at the same time is very adorable for some reason😂
  • @avp2431
    As a civil engineer, I absolutely loved this video. The showroom with adjustable walls is a gamechanger in modular homes. Such a brilliant idea to bring imagination to reality. Love these videos ❤
  • @coolferds06
    200 pages for a three-story house construction. Amazing. I really love watching Japanese people. They are so disciplined and meticulous. Really a high technology for Japan.
  • @tekofaks2
    The morning routine including warm-up, PPE check, philosopy reminding and silent minute is incredible, doing it together with all other workers over videochat makes it even more important that it really connects all workers together.
  • @beabeltran7684
    As an Engineer from PH, looking into how Japanese are well dedicated to their standards is so commendable. The construction site is so neat and tidy and every thing is in order. Materials are pre-fabricated which costs more but saves time and manpower during installation. I agree that customers' satisfaction brings joy and fulfillment to any builder. Kudos to Japan!
  • @VanOnline
    Having seen all the other "day in the life" videos it's always a blessing to see a new one be published. Thank you Paolo!
  • @Zergcerebrates
    So I live in Los Angeles, and my house was built from a huge builder. During the building process we get to see the progress and I must say Japanese home construction quality is good, from dry walls, insulation, piping, fire prevention and most importantly that earthquake brace. Despite LA being on an earthquake zone, we have nothing like that inside of our walls. Impressive.