I booked a last minute appointment here at Kamiya's. The phone call went very smoothly, no issues what so ever. They had Yuri and Masa available but I didn't mind who it was. I was booked with Masa for women's haircut.
I arrived about 10 minutes early, the receptionist was very nice and ushered me to sit and wait until Masa had finished with his client and took my jacket immediately. The atmosphere was very warm and inviting, it was moderately busy (about 5 or 6/8ish chairs were filled up) and every hair dresser was either very concentrated or having pleasant conversation with their clients. Their main demographic seemed to be Asian. As I sat I had several glances from the hair stylists which kind of made me feel awkward but it was no big deal.
When Masa was finished, he introduced himself as my stylist. He had a Japanese accent which was slightly difficult to understand but not unbearable. The receptionist washed my hair; I have never had my hair washed before so I was kind of tense aha. It was a pleasant experience though. After I sat in the chair, he asked about what I had in mind/if I had any images. I showed him the several images I brought (low layers) and asked to cut my hair from lower waist level to mid chest. He suggested to "lighten" my hair (meaning thin it/remove weight) and I went with his suggestion. During the cut itself, he was VERY VERY precise (I was surprised) and asked for my approval before he made big cuts. He worked in very thin sections and made sure there were no mistakes. There was no conversation besides my nods agreeing that it was good. I didn't mind that, I wasn't much of a talker anyways. The haircut took about an hour and it came out amazing. It was exactly like the picture I showed. I thought that if he removed weight that it would look thinner but it had that same thickness but w/o the weight.
I was very happy about my haircut and couldn't stop smiling because I liked it so much. The total came out to be $~37 and I gave a generous tip as well. I would definitely come here again in the future.
TL;DR
- Booking: Appointment only. I booked via phone call (answered right away). No issues
- Reception: Warm and friendly. Didn't wait too long.
- Hairstylist: Masa. Decent English, very precise haircuts, pleasant to work with.
- Shampoo + Conditioner: Comfortable chairs. Used the brand VERB I believe. Very relaxing
- Other: Pizza Nova downstairs has free wifi.