Sakiko Matoishi, 47 years old, has been going to the hair salon, Hair Mission, for 15 years.  Her hairstylist, Mari Motojima, is more than just her hairstylist, but also a friend to go out for dinner.

Ayako Sema, 40 years old, found her current hair salon on a free magazine called “Hot Pepper.” It has been now 7 – 8 years she is going there, and Jun Kitajima has been her hair stylist for the past 6 years.

Hiromi Yamamoto, 43 years old, is a wedding MC and she met her hair stylist, Mai Sugioka, through work.  Before meeting Ms. Sugioka, Hiromi used to go to different hair salons and sometime cut her hair by herself.

Junko Chishida, 52 years old, is a board member of nursing care company.

“As a representative of our company, I am concerned about my outfit and hair style.” Junko said.

Kumiko Kamakari, 53 years old, changed hair salon because she was not comfortable with male hairstylists in general.  She looked on internet for female only hair salon and found a new one closed to her station called DOOR.

Kumiko Fukushima, 46 years old, is the owner of an online shop for clothes and accessories from New York City.

“My children are 19 and 17 years old. Since they are grown up, I started business on my own. I used to live in NYC for 7 years due to my husband’s work. When I was in NYC, I realized the  importance of techniques depending on hair type. In general I highly respect the Japanese hairstylists ones.” Kumiko said.

Miho Sasagawa, 40 years old, is a mother of 2 children. After her second birth, she looked for a hair salon which  was close to her home – this is how she found her favorite salon, Garage.

Junko Okatani, 40 years old, is a friend of the owner of a hair salon called Thalia. She started to go  to the salon when it opened, since then she has become a regular client at the salon.

“I am impressed by Ms. Arima’s skills and her personality. She is experienced with all kind of different techniques.” Junko said.

Mami Yamanaka, 40 years old, is a stylish lady, mother ofa  10 years boy and a 5 years girl. After giving birth when she was 32 years old, she started modeling for magazines.

Chiori Tatsuda, 41 years old, is a mother of 3 years and 1 year old children. She is on her maternity leave from her secretary job. She showed up for the photo shooting with her 1 year old baby.