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Why are there so damned many in Japan? There seem to be a huge huge amount of them - way more than back home.

 

Q for the lads - barber or beauty salon? I like the massage that Eriko gives me down the beauty salon... \:D

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if I want something with a little style Mrs Kamo cuts it with scissors.If I feel like No.2 crewcut I do it myself with clippers.

I havent paid for a haircut in years........ \:D

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It could be an illusion...

 

My hometown in the UK, a mere 10,000 folks, has at least six hair cutting establishments. probably about the same as a five hundred meter radius around my apartment...

 

Reckon there's a few more than 10,000 people living in that same area, however.

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I go to the ojisan barber shop down the street. He's not much to look at but the massage is great \:\) . This guy is old skool too! He's got old style clothes and plays 50 & 60's J-rock all day long. The basic service is still 3000 yen though. I've never found a place that charges under that in Japan. Gone are the days of the $5.00 (and 5 minutes!) Universtity corner barber.... " title="" src="graemlins/cry.gif" />

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i love the place i go to in nagano! for a dye and cut it's cheaper than what i'd pay in the us. and i get a massage, listen to cool music, read english magazines, and chat with the people who work there. the guy who cuts my hair is also a dj, so i also get info about parties in the city. i always have fun when i go.

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When I used to be in the market for haircutting services, I'd walk into a barbers and say "I want just a haircut - no massage, no washing or other smelly activities - for 1,500 yen. How about it?" A few would tell me to bugger off, but most seemed happy to oblige. List prices are just 'for guidance'.

 

But now my Nashonaru clippers (a one-time cost of 4,000 yen) save me a small fortune in hair-cutting expenses, and styling is very easy - there isn't any.

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Bet you PAY for that too!

 

There are TONS of them all over the place, I don't know how they can all survive. Either the Japanese get their hair done more than us, or..., something else.

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My hairdresser told me to look out for lots of people in our area with longer or less well-kept hair these days - people aren't going to get their hair done as much as before, her business is down.

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I always go to the same place. This massive illuminated palace of a place with about 200 staff waiting in side to scream IRRASHAIMASEEEEEEEEI! as loud as possible when you walk in.

 

It's a tidal wave of light and sound.

 

It's also the cheapest place around at 1700yen.

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I pay 4000 yen. But the 2 hours I have there I really enjoy...so much better than the "experience" at the barbers back home. There are a huge amount of these places in Japan, don't know how they can all survive.

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I'm hooked on my hairdressers-two cute girls who're really cool. It's also a Japanese lesson for me at the same time. They invite me out to Hanabi/ Hanabi parties and are just very friendly basically. It's worth the 4000 yen and saves me from the typical gajin answer which may as well be called the "skinhead solution". I used to have that kind of crop years ago but I'm kind of into the idea of making use of my hair while I've got it.

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