Ok. I need to get rid of some of this hair. I can't speak Japanese well enough to describe anything and performing a pantomime is out of the question. What the heck am I going to do? Ah, I know!
Why didn't I think of this sooner?
Well, this is the place I am going to get my haircut at. It's right across from my apartment. I went into the shop and talked (sort of) with the barber there. He's really cool. After I told him where I lived, he knew that I was a Nova instructor.
He told me that his place was by appointment only, and that I would have to come back at 4 pm. Looking around, the place was empty, and always seems to be empty. I got the feeling that he might be like that kid in the 6th sense. Then I got the hell out of there.
I returned at 4 and got my haircut. All throughout the time (took about an hour) we muddled our way through a conversation about where I was from, his marriage and schoolgirls. Japanese men love their schoolgirls, and who can blame them?
The cut cost me 2,800 JPY (for a cut only, no shampoo or shave), which works out to about $40 CAD. And that's one of the cheaper places. No wonder all the guys here have such long hair. No one can afford a haircut!
Just as I left the place, the barber handed me a piece of paper with a bunch of Japanese writing on it, looked something like an advertisment. It also had his name (in Japanese. I think he said his name was Akira, but not sure), email address and URL. I have yet to check out his website. I wonder what's on it?
So, here is my new do, from the side. I like it. Below, you can see it from the front. What do you think? The problem is that the guy didn't cut it all that short. I will need another haircut in about two weeks or so. Augh.
