I have been to a hair removal salon, it's good etiquette to go in Japan.
It's the proper rule - Like an unspoken rule.
The unspoken rule!
Hey guys it's your Bloody Fashion Reporter Cathy cat!
Today we will hit the streets of Tokyo and Ask Why Japanese people shave A LOT
Also areas that other people don't shave
There's something going on here let's find out what it is and Ask Japanese!
What advertisements are common in the trains recently?
Don't we see a lot of hair removal ones - Oh so many, also for men too!
In Japan hair removal commercials are aimed at girls and boys - Right.
When I am on the train I wonder why there are so many advertisements about it. Why?
I have been to a salon. Shaving all the time is such a hassle.
But we have to shave, that is like a etiquette here in Japan.
It is good manners to shave them all and keep them clean in my opinion.
Women who don't shave are bad news in Japan. It means you have no feminine abilities.
Girls who have hairs are generally not approached by boys too.
I have been to a hair removal salon. I think it is really important.
Etiquette? Good Manners?
Manners? Well... It shows we have high feminine skill to ourselves and to men.
If you don't shave, you won't bet a boy? - Well, that's the image we hear about.
Even girls amongst each other will be like "uh you didn't shave your arms!"
Girls will say it about themselves too.
Girls apologize to other girls for not shaving? - Yes.
Shaving leg hairs and such is common abroad, not so much arms. What do you shave here?
I get my armpit hair professionally removed.
Did it work well for you? - That's the strongest hair in all my body
It made things a lot easier to get it removed but to get it 100% removed takes a lot of money.
I couldn't spend that much but with what I did I have to shave less now.
Do they pluck it there, or do they laser it off?
I did a special method. You put a needle into your hair pore and electrocute it.
It's a method where you kill off the root of your own hair.
You killed your hair?
Did you succeed at killing it - It's dead.
And it hurts so much.
It hurts - Why did you do it?
It hurts, but your life gets a little easier afterwards so I can recommend it.
I did the laser therapy where you put light there and make the hair grow thinner.
They slowing down the re-growth and there is also less
And did it work? - Well you still have to shave it yourself again. Not such a good experience.
But since I shave less, I assume it is less damage to my skin.
I could at least slow down the regrowth.
How many times did you go and how much was it?
Just for my legs it was 500,000 yen (3887 dollars)
But that was just the basic, if you want the whole deal it will be around 20 thousand dollars.
I got a whole body treatment and that was around 400,000 yen
The lazer one - Yes and I went for that price for 15 times as a set deal.
And then you can pay more to make the hair regrowth thinner.
Of course that costs money too.
But that is never 100% - If you wanna loose all the hair it will be around 20.000 dollars.
Do people go that far? - I think so.
Many of my girlfriends are doing it.
So is this making you a feminie girl in Japan?
It's almost like an agreement girls have.
An unspoken rule. - Yeah like that. - UNSPOKEN
What happens if you don't shave and it comes out?
If it's between girls you will appologise to the girls.
But when it's with a boy you are really going to be sweating it. - Can't tell him that!
You would have to hide it.
You have to wear something to hide your unshaved arm.
Yes hide it. And don't show your legs.
One weird thing: You have skirts as part of your school uniform right?
From what age do girls have to shave then?
The moment you realize they are growing so elementary school
or middle school at the latest.
First year elementary school won't do it yet.
But definitely in middle school.
The moment girls are embarrassed about themselves they start doing it.
Well I learned stuff today.
In summer I have twice a week - Even if the hair grows less yah.
The more you show skin, the more you shave.
But in winter we don't show much skin
That's when we shave less.
There's a lot of hair removal in Japan, not sure how strict that is in your country
There's a lot of that happening here but
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