Japanese Culture in New York - Chopsticks NY

While its boutique offers an interesting variety of unique jewelry, accessories, vintage home decors and collectibles, its salon follows a philosophy of healthy and gentle hair care by using non-irritating products that incorporate natural ingredients to minimize potential damage to the hair and scalp. Aromatherapeutic Hair Wash is a head massage using an organic PH-balanced shampoo blended with an essential oil of your choice. The soft natural light from the skylight above the shampoo area adds a relaxing atmosphere for your experience. All stylists are highly skilled, and they have extensive experience as hair stylists in Japan. They can turn any type of hair into a beautiful piece of art.

Conveniently located in New Jersey just half a block from the George Washington Bridge, Katsuko Salon specializes in fusing different hairstyles to create unique looks for today’s daring young people. The salon has won acclaim in leading newspapers including The Star-Ledger and The Record as one of the top salons on the East Coast offering the Japanese straight perm. Led by owner stylist Katsuko, their veteran stylists have over 20 years of experience and combine the best elements of Japanese methods with contemporary American techniques to push the envelope of looks that are yet to come. At Katsuko Salon you will find hairstyles that stand out in all the right ways.

Hisako Salon located in the heart of Chelsea is a sister salon to Hisako Salon in Midtown that has catered to both Japanese and local clientele for over 2 decades. The cozy interior of the Chelsea provides a soothing atmosphere. The clientele is 90% locals and walk ins are always welcome. Hitomi, one of Hisako Salon’s skillful stylists, specializes in men’s haircut and styling. Many male clients request short hair in the back, but it often reveals too much scalp and uneven head shapes. Hitome uses both clippers and scissors to utilize the client’s hair characteristics for a more natural look. She recommends that a small amount of wax applied to the hair gives a stylish finish.

Momotaro is the oldest Japanese salon in New York, offering complete beauty care from haircut, barber, aesthetic, and nail care to massage. Their experienced hairstylists are the top stylists from Japan, with over 5 years of experience, and are licensed both in Japan and in New York. Momotaro specialized in SuperStraight also known as Japanese Straightening. This treatment uses flat thermal irons to straighten curly hair. It is highly effective because the thermal iron allows the treatment solutions to deeply penetrate the hair, reducing the damage while providing a super silky straight look. Momotaro’s highly specialized techniques and meticulous service will exceed your expectations.

RH plus salon opened its doors in the spring of 2007 in an expansive studio where natural soft light pours in through large windows. They offer personal and thorough care with the motto “Ichigo Ichie”, which means to treasure every encounter in Japanese. Free shiatsu scalp massage shampoo and shiatsu shoulder massage are offered to all clients. Depending on the client’s hair type and style, RH’s skillful stylists use wet & dry cut, chop cut, stroke cut and slide cut. New at RH is a hair treatment from Japan, Nano Amino Damage Control that repairs damaged hair by restoring nutrients. At RH you will always get a royal treatment that makes you feel beautiful inside and out.

YUI salon opened its door in August 2007 to bring joy to people through beauty. The owners are a hairstylist and an aesthetician, and the salon’s concept “Head & Hair Anti-Aging” came from managing a salon in Japan that offers total beauty care of aesthetics, aroma and nail treatments. It is their goal to provide their clientele with a serene and peaceful environment. YUI salon trains their staff with veteran stylists who have extensive experience in Japanese and U.S. salons, as well as TV and magazine shoots. It is best to ask questions about styles and hair care at YUI salon. They will find the best styles and anti-aging menus for you based on your hair type and quality.

Conveniently located in Midtown East, Shige Kosuda Salon has been serving clientele of all ages from all over the country since 1994. Customer-centric service is Shige Kosuda Salon’s philosophy, and they carefully discuss the client’s needs during consultations and cater to them accordingly. Shige Kosuda Salon is a pioneer in Thermal Reconditioning of the hair, which was first developed in Japan and was made popular in the U.S. by the salon owner Mr. Shige Kosuda. This treatment straightens curly and unmanageable hair. Clients with exceptionally curly and hard-to-manage hair can expect the miracle of straight hair.

KSS Beauty Spa offers a wide variety of quality skincare treatments by experienced beauticians at reasonable prices. Their list of services includes permanent makeup (eyebrows, eyeliners and lips), minor mole removal, wrinkle treatments, blackhead removal, and facial treatments. KSS Beauty highly recommends and specializes in Micro-Dermabrasion which is a mechanical exfoliation that removes the uppermost layer of dead skin cells from the face. It leaves the skin with a fresh, glowing look, and diminishes sun damage, wrinkles, enlarged pores, and coarse skin. To maintain healthy skin daily facial care and weekly application of the beauty mask are recommended.

Moonflower Spa specializes in progressive treatments and customized services, using only the finest products. Their staff is experienced Japanese aestheticians, and each treatment is customized for the individual to maximize its effectiveness. Moonflower Spa highly recommends its Deep Pore Cleansing Facial. Dirt and excess oil clogs pores which causes skin breakouts. For clients suffering from acne and over active oil glands, this facial treatment draws out impurities, reduces oil without dehydrating the skin, and provides balanced moisture. Gentle cleansing, skin analysis, exfoliation and massage are followed by a clay mask and a customized mask for your skin type.

HABA stands for “Health Aid Beauty Aid”, the founding principle of the company. Their philosophy is to pursue true beauty by maximizing the natural healing powers of the skin. HABA products do not contain any paraben, artificial fragrance, tar color agent, or petro-chemical surfactant. FAIR LADY Vitamin C Serum is an intensive skin care serum containing 6% Vitamin C derivative which is essential for the synthesis of collagen to keep the skin supple and elastic. It is also an antioxidant that helps reduce skin damage from UV rays, stress, air pollution and smoking. It will even out your skin tone, reduce wrinkles and promote smoother and more radiant skin. Indulge your skin with HABA, and experience true beauty.

Dr.Ci:Labo believes that less than a handful of skincare products is all you need to maintain healthy and beautiful skin. Lead by a dermatologist, Dr.Ci:Labo’s line of products are versatile and do not contain any additives, coloring, fragrance or petroleum surfactant. Aqua-Collagen-Gel Super Moisture is a new extra rich moisturizing gel that works all day long. It contains nano spheres, small enough to penetrate the outer layer of the skin, and once in the dermis, open to release 19 amino acids and 3 types of collagens. By balancing the skin PH, toning and moisturizing, it plumps up the skin cells and restores a youthful look. Using this product morning and night will restore an ageless glow and moisture in the skin, minimizing wrinkles.

CEFINE is a line of cosmetic products that was developed with the philosophy of action, quick effect, retention and safety. These skin care products are produced from the essence of herbs and seeds. No fragrance or color is added, making them perfect for people with sensitive skin.
Herb Clea Gel is an exfoliate that eliminates keratonized skin (hard dead skin) and improves moisture retention to give new shine and clarity to your skin. It contains herbal extracts that gently dissolve old cells and clear blocked pores, leaving it soft and refined, and preventing the skin from future damage. Regular use of Herb Clear Gel will result in acne control, reduction in the appearance of hyper pigmentation, scars, fine lines, and wrinkles.