Our Story
For 19 years as a hairdresser, she witnessed the "invisible unwellness" behind her customers' words. That experience, combined with her own, is what gave birth to this salon.
19 Years as a Hairdresser
For 19 years as a hairdresser, I touched the hair of countless customers every single day. While cutting, I'd sometimes catch things they said — "I haven't been sleeping well lately," "mornings feel so heavy," "I just can't seem to shake this tiredness." I noticed how often those words came up.
They'd been to the doctor, but nothing was wrong. Yet their body felt off. Not sick, but not quite well either. So many people were like this — and honestly, I was one of them too.
My Own Experience
Standing all day for work left my body tired, yet my sleep was shallow. I'd wake up still feeling fatigued. My shoulders and lower back were chronically heavy. I told myself, "it's just part of being a hairdresser," but by my late thirties that feeling had become impossible to ignore.
Around that time, a friend asked me, "Want to try hydrogen inhalation?" Honestly, I was skeptical. But I figured, if I was going to try it, I might as well experience it myself — so I started going about twice a week.
The Change
Not a dramatic change. But that hazy heaviness I usually felt in the morning seemed a little lighter. "Am I imagining it?" I thought — but I decided to keep going.
One day, three months in, I realized — "huh, I haven't been thinking much about my shoulders lately." Not a feeling of being "cured," but more like things had "settled into place." For the first time, I thought: maybe my body is finding its balance.
By the six-month mark, hydrogen inhalation was no longer "effortful care." Like brushing my teeth or taking a bath, it had become "a time I'd miss if it wasn't there." It's a feeling only those who keep going ever come to know.
"There's a view only those who keep going get to see."
Why I Started SuiSo Place
"Could I bring this feeling to my customers, too?" — that thought never left my mind. I wanted to share what I'd felt with the very customers who'd told me, across the mirror, how tired they were.
What I built as a hairdresser wasn't just technical skill — it was the practice of truly listening to my customers. That hasn't changed at SuiSo Place. The hydrogen device isn't the star here; the people who walk through our door are. In Haebaru, Okinawa, I hope to become a self-care option for those who sense a "vague unwellness."
We're not a medical institution. But for those who feel something is off, even when it's not serious enough for a hospital visit — that in-between space — I want this to be a place where they can turn.
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