This place is just great - so great that I'm travelling halfway across the city for a quick trim now that I live nowhere near here, as I won't trust my hair to anyone else! I've been seeing Erie for the past 4 years or so, and whenever she does my hair I get stopped on the street afterwards for compliments and "Who cuts your hair?" inquiries - no word of a lie!
They have recently upgraded the interior so it's a bit more posh then before, but the stylists are all still as approachable and friendly as ever -
no pretentiousness whatsoever here!
Like others have mentioned, the price for a haircut here is about as low as it gets in this city (they recently increased their prices, which I think is perfectly fair considering the costs of operating in this city, but frankly $45 is still quite cheap). Also you can book online now, so that's a huge plus, and they have some great products for sale here too but they're not pushy about it that at all!
If you're worried about the language barrier (never been a problem for me and I'm a white girl who does NOT speak Japanese), just bring a few pictures along with you of a style you want to try and you will get Exactly what you want!