GINZA: SOZO Ginza

SOZO opened their first salon about 15 years ago now. They set out to create a salon with a welcoming atmosphere where even first time customers can have a great experience from the moment you walk in until you leave with a new cut. This of course includes customers that are not Japanese, and so SOZO hires stylists that have experience working abroad and using English. It's easy to feel uncomfortable at a salon if you're not so confidence communicating what kind of style you're looking for in Japanese. You don't have to worry about that here, and if you read their reviews and ratings online you'll see that many foreign customers are very satisfied and go to SOZO regularly. Now that they've opened a store in Ginza if you live on the east side of Tokyo it's a bit easier to stop by. Please give SOZO Ginza a try.

SOZO has a flourishing community in Tokyo. Hosting art exhibitions of many international artists, holding different seasonal exhibitions as well, there's always something new going on here. And when it comes to the community, it's surprisingly diverse with nearly half of the customers coming from outside of Japan. From Japanese celebrities to the foreign customers from around the world, you really feel the colorful and bright atmosphere here. This also means that the stylists are very used to dealing with all different types of hair, so you don't have to worry whether the stylist is familiar with your hair type.

At the end of the day, this is a hair salon, and the biggest reason SOZO has created and maintained such a wonderful community over the years is the outstanding skills and styles here. SOZO utilizes dry cut techniques to control weight and create texture. They also do a lot of perms and colorings here as well, so they're equipped with an arsenal of different high quality products to cater to each customers needs. Not all hair is the same and since the stylists here not only studied abroad but work daily with customers with many different hair types, they know which products and techniques to use to create the best results. Highlights are coming back recently and that's a popular choice for a lot of customers, so if you're interested please have a chat about it with your stylist.