Japanese Haircut: Great Success

There comes a time in every man's life when he needs to get the most popular haircut in Japan. For me, that time was yesterday. I returned to the same guy that cut my hair last time I was in Yamanouchi. I don't know his name, but everyone in my family calls him masuta- (master). He's basically really good at cutting hair. My picture on the wall of his store twice and on his website here. It's a pretty brilliant photo from last year. Be impressed.

So I followed my own advice on getting a Japanese haircut, and studied some vocabulary before I left. During the haircut, I noticed he was trying to ask me something about my bangs, and he was happily surprised when I said, "maegami wa nagai hou ga ii" or "You can leave my bangs long." It was awesome. When he asked me what kind of style I wanted, I answered "jouhinna katto hoshi, ima nihon de nani ha ninki ga aru?" meaning, "I want a stylish haircut, what's popular in Japan right now?" He proceeded to describe the haircut I have now, to which I happily agreed. Rather than describe it to you, I think I'll just show you:






That last one is me and the master. That's one for the fridge. I'll let you guys know as soon as he puts new pictures up on his site.