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Tsutomu Usami Meister (barber)
Last Updated January 18, 2024
Tsutomu Usami
A barber
Fiscal 2010 Selection (15th term)
Lives and works in Kanagawa Ward
- Born in 1948, Born in Yokohama
- Opened in 1976 Men's Beauty Usami
- Barbers, management barbers, vocational training instructors
- He has served as a lecturer at the Federation of Barber Health and Hygiene Trade Associations, a barber practical test committee member, a judge at a barber competition in Japan, a member of the Skills Olympics Japan Athlete Strengthening Committee, and a judge at the International Skills Competition (U.K. London).
I want to make Japanese men more cool.
Mr. Usami says the importance of barber's "sixth sense" says, "If the idea starts to come up, you will be a first-class member."
"I want to make Japanese men cool," says Usami. "If the man is not cool, the woman will not please. The theory is that children cannot have dreams unless adults are cool, and Japanese men have continued their work, hoping that they would have more "reason" in their own polishing.
In addition to serving as a lecturer at his alma mater, he travels around the country at the forefront of the instructors, and is focusing on teaching and training younger generations.
In addition, disciples who lived and graduated as staff of their own store are active all over the country.
Meister's skill
"ZAP cut (announced in 2000)" using the unique "technic cut technique" (cut technique that creates an unprecedented texture by putting leather vertically) has been developed, and we specialize in natural hair with leather cut.
In the women's cut, we took the lead in the industry by challenging the women's field when few people took on the ladies' cut in the barber industry.
In addition, he excels in his knowledge of chemical solution and application skills, and has a reputation for his skills that can produce different colors by applying color agents that create hair flow and three-dimensional effect.
Profile
Born in Yokohama and raised in Yokohama.
My father was a barber, and it was the daily routine to help the family business from an early age.
After graduating from Yokohama Commercial High School Special Course (barber department), he trained at his parents' barber shop for 7 years.
He became independent at the age of 28 and opened Men's Beauty Usami.
Major Awards
- 1993 Kanagawa Prefecture Excellent Hygiene Skilled Engineer Award (Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture)
- 2013 Kanagawa Prefectural Excellent Skilled Engineer Award (Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture)
- Received the 2018 “Contemporary Master Craftsman (Excellent Skilled Workers)” Award (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare)
- Received the Medal with Yellow Ribbon in 2020
You can meet the skills of Meister here!
MEN’S BEAUTY USAMI
1-16-10, Katakura, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi
Usami Medical Fine 1F
Telephone: 045-481-0554
Inquiries to this page
Employment and Labor Division, Civil Economic and Labor Department, Economic Affairs Bureau
Telephone: 045-671-4098
Telephone: 045-671-4098
Fax: 045-664-9188
Email address: ke-ginou@city.yokohama.lg.jp
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