Machiko Nakata Meister (beautician, dressing)

Last updated on January 11, 2023.

Machiko Nakata Meister Face photo

Machiko Nakada
Hairdresser, dressing

Selected in FY2018 (23rd term)
Lives and works in Naka Ward

Born in 1947, from Osaka Prefecture
Joined Kasmine Beauty Salon Co., Ltd. in 1968
Management hairdresser, first-class dressing technician, vocational training instructor (bistics department)
He has served as the highest teacher of the All Japan Beauty Lecturer Association, the chairman of the Kanagawa Beauty Lecturer Association, the judge of the All Japan Beauty Technology Championship, and the skill certification committee.

The theme at the core is "quality", and I want to continue pursuing it.

"Japanese clothing, including the bride's dress, is a unique Japanese culture that is proud of the world. In addition to dressing, we want to convey a culture that values manners and etiquette,” says Nakata, who focuses on sophisticated, waste-free and polite techniques and puts them first on “elegance and beautiful”.

"Beauty is not only superficial, but also internal," "Beauty is required not only for cutting techniques, but also for customer health advice, scientific knowledge about allergies and hair, and a therapist-like element that heals customers, Nakata has been working daily to provide comprehensive advice to customers so that they can return home with good energy.

In addition to nurturing a large number of disciples in his own beauty salon, he also conducts training at hairdresser training schools nationwide, teaches bride makeup and dressing, lectures on the history of traditional Japanese costumes and manners, etc.

Meister's skill

Machiko Nakata obi tightening work for Meister

The preparation of a kimono bride is usually done by multiple people in different processes.

Mr. Nakata can make full use of the traditional techniques he has inherited to perform the entire process of preparing the bride alone.

In addition, in the work process of obi knotting, by devising the shape of the obi first or fixing it with a rubber string, the obi can be tied in a short time to create a beautiful obi knot.

Profile

Machiko Nakata Make-up work for Meister

From an early age, he grew up watching the dressing of his grandmother who runs a beauty salon and ties Japanese hair, and he himself aims to become a beauty salon.

After graduating from a beauty school, he joined a beauty salon run by his mother.

While working in a beauty salon, he specializes in preparing Japanese brides at a hotel in the city.

In 2007, he became the CEO of Kasmin Beauty Salon.

Major Awards

1985 Yokohama City Excellent Skilled Engineer Award (Mayor of Yokohama)
1994 All Japan Beauty Technology Championship Bride Makeup Wearing Category Japan Grand Prize
2005 Received the Master of the Academic Society of Japan
2010 Kanagawa Prefectural Excellent Skilled Engineer Award (Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture)
Received the 2020 “Contemporary Master Craftsman (Excellent Skilled Workers)” Award (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare)
2021 Yokohama City Outstanding Skilled Engineer Award (Mayor of Yokohama)
Received the Medal with Yellow Ribbon in 2022

Completion of a Japanese-style bride by Machiko Nakata Meister