理髪店(りはつてん)

理髪店(りはつてん) is the formal term for a barbershop.

Services offered

• 散髪(さんぱつ) / カット (haircut)
• シャンプー (shampoo)
• 顔(かお)そり (face shaving)
• 髭(ひげ)そり (beard shaving)

Similar words

• 床屋(とこや): barbershop (colloquial, more common in casual speech)
• 理容店(りようてん): barber shop (formal)
• 理容室(りようしつ): barber shop/salon
• 理髪店(りはつてん): barbershop (traditionally for men)
• 美容院(びよういん): beauty salon (traditionally for women)

Cultural note

Traditional Japanese barbershops often display a red, white, and blue striped barber pole (サインポール) outside, similar to Western barbershops.