Testing Crayola vs Japanese chalk 🧑‍🏫 #hagoromo #amazonfinds #fulltouchalk

[theshoppingexpert]

QUICK EDIT: please do not eat the chalk 💀
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[whatever_art]

I never thought i would actually see a chalk comparison where one chalk is actually better

[enderianmalfoy]

The “lipstick on a mirror” metaphor is actually perfect for this chalk

[bens]

Japanese stationery is some serious business, absolutely love it

[Dhairyasd]

A rare example of friendship and kindness amongst Japanese and the Koreans.

[Ruenne]

I love 'overly'-engineered mundane items. Making small things in life a bit more pleasant to use is such a little treat

[elliot]

I had heard of the chalk being hoarded because the company was shutting down and was kinda sad about it just as a loss of something nice, despite not ever having used it. But I hadn't heard that someone was essentially made the chalk heir and was continuing it on! How lovely

[myria]

You know the man felt immense pride knowing just how important his chalk was to the academic community.
There was a large group of university professors all stockpiling enough of the chalk to last the rest of their careers the moment they found out there would be no more produced.

[Cinderella-mckf]

I love how practical and useful japan make their things. The integrity and dedication is just respectful.

[sonohanabira]

A little sidenote, the specific reason why the owner of Hagoromo passed his legacy to a Korean math teacher was because he showed dedication like no others. Several Japanese companies contacted the owner for buying the recipe, but the owner insisted on keeping the name and recipe unchanged - which, as you see, got turned down and broke the deals. This "random" math teacher out of nowhere, however, kept on pleading the owner to pass his legacy saying that "the good things should always be the last to disappear" (Teacher also accepted all the conditions, including keeping the name and recipe unchanged). After long contemplation, the owner finally decided to pass everything to the teacher, and this is basically how Hagoromo is still in business!

[theshoppingexpert]

Fun fact #2: Mass produced chalk is made in <1 day. But this chalk takes 3 days bc it’s more like pottery w/ compression molding, drying, & thermal treatments

[ShogunRyuusha]

A Japanese man giving his business and recipe to a Korean man is a huge mark of how far they've come as a people and society. They've had a muddled history. It's very good to see those boundaries crossed.

[kxcjexw]

Hagoromo Otsutsuki "The sage of 6 path"😂

[theshoppingexpert]

Fun fact: the setup for making the chalk uses machines that were originally meant for bread dough, udon noodles, mixing floor, & making roof tiles

[stormthrush]

If you listen closely you can literally hear a difference between the sounds the two kinds of chalk make. It's subtle but it's there.

[xander]

One of my professors would always go a little crazy because graduate students would steal his special chalk

[NerdAspirant]

Hagoromo from Chakra to Chalks
Took a long route😂

[nickfifteen]

As a Korean, it's EXTREMELY touching to find out that the Japanese owner handed his company and secrets off to a Korean to carry on us legacy. With all the negative history between us, it's wonderful to see the ones who work hard to rise above all that animosity and build a new relationship with one another.

[KingMasonIV]

To me this is proof that there is art in everything.

[destituteanddecadent]

Growing up in Japan, most of my teachers used hagoromo. I was in high school in 2015 and I remember my Classical Japanese teacher panic buying them, just like the professors in the video.
I miss her, she's still the most passionate fan of Hagoromo I've ever met.

Edit: Classical Japanese is a school subject where we read old Japanese language text (~7th to 19th century, basically a different language).
Quick correction since I reread the comment and it looked like I was trying to say she's a "classically Japanese" person or something 😂

Fun fact, the name hagoromo is also derived from the angels in classical Japanese mythology. It's the fabric they wear to float in the sky, hence hagoromo chalk is supposed to write like you're gliding through the clouds. Heavenly, so to speak.