You know how the first time you hook up a webcam, it seems like a cool idea, but then you think, “Why would anyone want to watch my life in realtime?”

I first saw this Kyoto barbershop webcam more than a year ago, I’m pretty sure, so I have to wonder, Why are they still doing it? The shop is actually halfway between Kyoto and Nara in Joyo-shi (surrounded by agricultural fields). I can’t bad mouth Joyo-shi because a friend was born and still lives there.

A haircut in Japan is an old-world treat, if you’ve never experienced it. They give you a full-service shave with a French straight razor, and often finish up with a shoulder massage. There is something undeniably sexy about being shaved by a woman with a straight razor, no matter what her age. She has to be licensed to do it, by the way.