Information about barber shops and beauty salons

Information on various notifications such as the establishment and change of barbers and beauty salons.
Please refer to the following document “Procedure for Opening Barbers and Beauty Salons” for details such as required documents and the flow of procedures.
〇 About barber shop, beauty salon establishment procedure (word: 202KB)

Prior consultation and submission of registration form are accepted at each Health Sanitation Division Health and Welfare Center.

If you want to open a new barber / beauty salon, you need to submit a notification of establishment. When submitting registration form, please contact Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division in the district where the site is located in advance.

Oh The form can be obtained from the next page.
Barber: Notification of the establishment of a barber shop based on the Barber Law (outside site)
Beauty salon: Notification of establishment of a beauty salon based on the Hairdresser Act (outside site)

If there is a change in the notification items, it is necessary to submit a notification of change.
Example: ・New employment of teachers and management supervisors and Retirement
　　・Change of Address, name, corporate name and corporate representative
　　・Change of facility name of barber shop and beauty shop
　　・Changes in facilities and equipment
　　※If most of the facilities and equipment are changed, it may be necessary to submit a new establishment notification.
　　　If you have any changes to facilities or facilities, please consult with Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division in your district in advance.

Oh The form can be obtained from the next page.
Barber: Notification of changes in notification items based on the Barber Law (outside site)
Beauty salon: Notification of changes in notification items based on the Hairdresser Act (outside site)

If you inherit your position as a business operator of a (barber) beauty salon from another business operator, you will need to submit a succession notification procedure.
・Inheritance of the business operator occurs and the heir inherits the business of the reason (beauty) ⇒ Inheritance succession notification
・When a business operator (corporate) succeeds the reason (beauty) by merger or split ⇒ Notification of merger / split succession
・When the reason (beauty) is succeeded by the transfer of business　　　　　　　　　　　⇒　Business Transfer Succession Notification

Oh The form can be obtained from the next page.
・Inheritance succession
Barber: Notification of inheritance succession of barbers based on the Barber Law (outside site)
Beauty salon: Notification of inheritance succession of beauty salons based on the Hairdresser Act (outside site)
・Merger or split
Barber: Notification of merger and split succession of barbers based on the Barber Law (outside site)
Beauty salon: Notification of merger and split succession of beauty salons based on the Hairdresser Act (outside site)
・Transfer of sales
Barber: Notification of succession of status by transfer of barber business based on the Barber Law (outside site)
Beauty salon: Notification of succession of status by transfer of beauty salon business based on the hairdresser Act (outside site)

If you close a barber / beauty salon, you will need to submit a notification of abolition.

Oh You can obtain the form and process from the next page.
Barber: Notification of the abolition of barbers based on the Barber Law (outside site)
Beauty salon: Notification of the abolition of beauty salons based on the Hairdresser Act (outside site)

The Barber Law and the Beautician Law stipulate that barbers and hairdressers must not perform barber or beauty treatment to customers in places other than barbers or beauty salons.
However, barber or beauty can be performed at places other than barbers or beauty salons only when it is difficult to go out due to reasons such as aging or illness.
In such a case, going to the customer's home, social welfare facility, hospital, etc. to cut the hair and shaving (only a barber is possible) is called business trip barber or business trip beauty.

1. For those who cannot come to a barber shop or beauty shop due to illness or other reasons
   (Example of Targets)
   • Those who have difficulty going to barbers and beauty salons in need of nursing care such as illness, fractures, dementia, disability, bedridden, etc.
   • Those who are admitted to social welfare facilities (special care, etc.) and cannot or have difficulty going to barbers or beauty salons
   • Those who care for infants and care for the elderly at home, have difficulty in using family support, childcare, and nursing care services, and cannot go to barbers and beauty salons
2. For those who attend wedding ceremonies, such as weddings, just before the ceremony
3. In the case of performing at a performance hall, etc., just before appearance, etc.

When conducting a business trip barber or business trip beauty, please take hygiene measures based on the Barber Law and the Beautician Law, as in the case of treatment at a barber shop or beauty salon.

【PDF】 To businesses engaged in business trip barber / business trip beauty (PDF: 523KB)

Barbers and beauty salons will be opened (duplicated) in the same place only for those who meet the hygiene requirements required for barbers and beauty salons and only those who have both barbers and hairdressers. can do.

• Only those who have both barbers and hairdressers can work as technicians at barbers and hairdressers that are opened in duplicate.
• Barbers and beauty salons who are going to open duplicates must notify the matters related to duplicate opening at the time of notification of establishment.

For details on requirements when duplicate establishment can be made, the ward where the facility is located
Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division Environmental Sanitation Section
Please contact us.

【PDF】 About when barber shop and beauty shop can be opened in the same place (PDF: 405KB)

When opening a barber shop or beauty salon, when performing work related to hair, it is necessary to provide "furbishment for exclusive use of hair washing" as a necessary measure for hygiene.

For more information, see the district where the facility is located.
Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division Environmental Sanitation Section
Please contact us.

【PDF】 Structural equipment standards of barbers and beauty salons will change from October 1, 2014 (PDF: 888KB)

Facilities that are newly opened registration form after October 1, 2014 are eligible.

Facilities that have already been opened by September 30, 2014 and those that have submitted registration form are not required to install facilities exclusively for hair washing. However, if a new notification of establishment is required due to a large-scale extension or renovation after October 1, 2014, it is necessary to install "equipment for exclusive use of hair washing".

Applications, notifications, consultations, etc. regarding barbers and beauty salons are made in the ward where the facility is located.
Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division Environmental Sanitation Section
Please contact us.

• Barber Law (outside site)(Link to the e-Gov page of e-government general counter.)
• Barber Law Enforcement Order (outside site)(Link to the e-Gov page of e-government general counter.)
• Barber Law Enforcement Regulations (outside site)(Link to the e-Gov page of e-government general counter.)
• Barber Law Enforcement Ordinance (outside site)(We link to page of Yokohama-shi regular regulations.)
• Barber Law Enforcement Detailed Regulations (Outside Site)(We link to page of Yokohama-shi regular regulations.)

• Hairdresser Act (outside site)(Link to the e-Gov page of e-government general counter.)
• Hairdresser Law Enforcement Order (outside site)(Link to the e-Gov page of e-government general counter.)
• Hairdresser Law Enforcement Regulations (outside site)(Link to the e-Gov page of e-government general counter.)
• Hairdresser Law Enforcement Ordinance (outside site)(We link to page of Yokohama-shi regular regulations.)
• Beautician Law Enforcement Detailed Regulations (Outside Site)(We link to page of Yokohama-shi regular regulations.)