JATAI

About JATAI

JATAI was founded in California in 1950 by Fred Wada to run trade and cultural exchange between post-war Japan and the United States — the store’s Japanese-tool focus today is a direct inheritance of that original mission. Wada’s influence reached well beyond beauty supply: he brought the Japanese swimming team to US national championships and played a key role in securing the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, which itself shaped Japan’s post-war industrial recovery. Under Kay Obayashi the business narrowed into professional beauty and barbering, and a defining move was locking in exclusive US distribution for Feather — the Osaka manufacturer that has set the benchmark for replaceable-blade precision since 1932.

JATAI’s focused brand mix means the catalogue is deliberately curated around Feather’s replaceable-blade system; stylists looking to expand into German bevels or cobalt convex work can pair a Feather purchase from JATAI with a specialist from another retailer. What the store does uniquely well is carry the Feather Switch Blade Shears and the Feather Styling Razor, and the latter is historically more significant than its price tag suggests. When JATAI introduced the Styling Razor to the US market in 1991, it helped make safe, hygienic razor-cutting accessible to working salons — the precision-guarded, swap-out blade design reduced the operational concerns that had previously kept many stylists away from razor work. The category has since become mainstream across the industry, and JATAI remains the authoritative US channel for the Feather line that pioneered it. Reach the team at service@Jatai.net or (714) 670-9400 for wholesale, model questions, or dated-lot inventory.

Brands Carried

JATAI carries 2 professional scissor brands.

Feather

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Policies & Support

• About the store
• Shipping policy
• Returns and exchanges
• Warranty coverage
• Contact the store
• Email: service@Jatai.net
• Phone: (714) 670-9400