scouser 4 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 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... Link to post Share on other sites
barok 0 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 you should go to Nagano City. Hairdressing seemed like the towns major industry. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 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........ Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 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. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 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" /> Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 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. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Kintaro you should find the 1000yen 10 minute hairdressers, if you want cheap. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 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. Link to post Share on other sites
egglesby 1 Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 I like the massages. (Especially if the girl doing them comes to your place after hours to give you more of the same, and more ) Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 2 Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 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. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 I got to a girly place - and really like it. I do get spoilt. When I first came here I went to a barber and it was awful, so ever since then I've been going to the same place I found soon after. Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 There are WAY more here than back home home, so much competition. Link to post Share on other sites
TheOrange 0 Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 And way more expensive as well... Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 1800 yen barber shop and I get a shave and shampoo. Although they always seem to cut me. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 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. Link to post Share on other sites
KlingKlang 1 Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Toque Perhaps you should, er, try somewhere else Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 The hairdresser I used to go to is moving and so I'm going to have to find a new one. Bugger. Hassle, I'm not keen on going to new hairdresses. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 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. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 I cut my hair with the same clippers that I do my dog with. Often I cut my hair at teh same time that I cut his. Two birds with one stone, no need to make a mess twice. Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 bobby, most of that 200 are programmed robots - didn't you know? Thats how they cut the cost. Link to post Share on other sites
emptyworld 0 Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 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. Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 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. Link to post Share on other sites
merryJim 1 Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Me to - I like the experience and actualy look forward to it. Link to post Share on other sites
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