In a rather strange scene I found myself getting a haircut for the first time by a barber sporting dreadlocks. An older Japanese man who goes by the name Kaz, he runs a salon in Harajuku called "Dude."
Having lived in London for several years and married a British woman he spoke excellent English. In fact, it was this trait that first led me to seek out the Dude in the first place. Haircuts didn't run cheap, but then again nothing does in Tokyo, and fortunately you don't have to worry about tip. While I may have balked at the price a bit, I was sold with the "dude quote" found on the "who's dude" page of his website.
If everyone in the world was a dude
The world would be more peaceful...!!
Stay chilled, stay dude
Really how could you turn down that pitch.
An avowed fan of "dude culture" we were quickly debating the finer differences between surfer dudes and snowboarder dudes, slacker dudes. He lamented that his fellow Japanese compatriots just don't seem to get it, and that Harajuku which was once considered bohemian had become more upscale and commercial.
He's actually moving his shop to Shimokitazawa a place so hip the cats sit in chairs.
Which would actually be more convenient for me, the haircut was great.
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