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In Tokyo, 12 young barbers are cutting hair.
They're in an international competition.
The best haircut wins the World Barber Classic.
Japan has lots of barber shops.
But most of the barbers are old.
These barbers only cut basic hairstyles.
Lots of men in Japan stopped using barbers.
They go to hairdressers for fashionable haircuts.
They copy famous actors and boy-band singers.
But young barbers are changing things.
They're cutting more interesting hairstyles.
They put photos of them on social media.
Takamasa Suzuki is in the competition.
His haircut copies a bonsai tree.
Each barber cuts a model's hair.
They only have 30 minutes.
People enjoy watching them.
Judges check everything.
They want to see the barber's skills.
And the model needs to like the haircut.
He needs to look good and feel good.
One judge is Giancarlo Burgos.
He's from Los Angeles.
He thinks that haircuts are very important.