I like to think I have a wide range of accomplishments under my belt: Accidentally over-caffeinated myself conducting ethnographic research--check Read 3+ books in a single day--check Never (yet) pulled an all-nighter--check Sung at Carnegie Hall--check Published a poem--check But now I can add a decidedly interesting item to that list: Been a hair model in Japan--CHECK. It's a bit of a long story. It all starts with coffee, actually, like many of my adventures here in Japan do. I was checking out a coffee shop in the too, too cool area of Daikanyama (no, seriously, that entire neighborhood is just Too Cool for me, I don't even know why I was there). There I met stylist Yusuke, who asked if I wanted to appear in a PR photoshoot for the opening of his salon brand's newest branch, boy Tokyo, Harajuku. They're (wisely!) making a site to appeal to foreign clientele--it's a smart move because it's really hard to find a place that has stylists who truly a...