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Apr 17 2020 6 Comments

A little Tokyo barber shop of horrors

Barber shops are currently deemed essential, and so are still open in Tokyo, but even if this was the last one to close, it’d have to be a particularly bad hair day to actually consider venturing in.

A little Tokyo barber shop of horrors

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  1. Jenn says

    4/17/2020 at 12:13 pm

    Ha Tokyo’s own Sweeney Todd! 😉

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    • Lee says

      4/17/2020 at 8:51 pm

      Ah, should have thought about that reference. An opportunity missed…

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  2. john says

    4/17/2020 at 7:46 pm

    Nice grey curtains with lovely light! Who needs a grey card these days.
    Are the black lines a lo-fi (not ko-fi) effect?

    At least for minor mishaps there might be the option of a wig but that would be an extra toupee? Thanks for that!

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    • Lee says

      4/17/2020 at 9:06 pm

      Yeah, the light was lovely, but it’s clearly a long time since those curtains were washed.

      Haha, neither lo-fi or ko-fi, just lines on the glass. Not seen those for ages, which likely further emphasises how long it is since those curtains were washed!

      Very good. Not heard that word for a long time. Almost as comical to hear as to see.

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  3. cdilla says

    4/18/2020 at 3:42 am

    A curious find, and another for your new grey portfolio.
    Who knows what goes on in the head of someone who thinks that window display attracts custom.
    Hairdressers are closed here. In fact they shut two days before I was due for a shear myself.
    One of my work colleagues lasted a week working from home before cabin fever led him to shave his head leaving a mohawk. And a further two days before shaving even that off. I’ll just let mine grow – so long as the shampoo lasts.

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    • Lee says

      4/18/2020 at 12:54 pm

      Yes, rather a lot of grey of late. Fortunately my local wanders this week offered up a bit more in the way of colour, so things will be a bit brighter next week. Well, brighter, but also a bit darker.

      I know eh? Hard to imagine how sticking a head in the window like that could have ever been deemed a good idea.

      That’s funny. A week in and he was already sporting a mohawk. He’ll have likely gone totally feral by the end of the month!

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