Tainan Milkfish × Japanese Sharpening Culture 🇹🇼🇯🇵🔪 I had the honor of being invited by Tainan City to film a very special collaboration with the Mayor of Tainan, centered around one of the city’s most iconic foods — milkfish. The video follows my usual Before / After format. At first, the knife struggled to cut the milkfish properly. The Mayor then had the chance to experience the Japanese art of knife sharpening firsthand, before I finished sharpening the blade and brought its edge back to life. Then we tried the milkfish again. This time, with a completely different level of sharpness, we were able to prepare the fish together 🔪✨ Milkfish is an important part of Tainan’s food culture, while sharpening is a craft and culture that I bring from Osaka, Japan. Seeing these two traditions come together through a single knife was something very special to me. It felt like a small cultural bridge between Tainan and Osaka — connecting food, craftsmanship, and people through the shared experience of using and caring for a knife. Having the Mayor actually experience sharpening with me, and then use the newly sharpened knife, made this an incredibly fun and valuable moment. At the end, I was also honored to present the Mayor with a knife from JIKKO in Sakai, Osaka 🔪 @JIKKO社長 Moments like this remind me that food and craftsmanship can connect people beyond language and borders. Thank you so much to Tainan City and everyone who made this experience possible! 🇹🇼🤝🇯🇵 — @kenshi_ryota TikTok