💈Fade Height Chart Japan：H / M / L Explained with Images💈

Introduction

Ordering a fade in Japan can be tricky.
Different barbershops in Japan have slightly different ways of taking orders, and for foreigners who struggle with Japanese, explaining a fade can be especially difficult.

The final result depends on:

• Clipper length (millimeters)
• Fade height
• Darkness / density
• How strong or natural the transition line is

This guide provides simple English templates you can use to order a fade in Japan.
Screenshot the diagrams below and point to the lines while communicating with the barber!

Clipper Length (How to say the mm)

✔ Simple English Templates

• Fade from X mm to Y mm, please.
  → Please fade from X mm at the bottom to Y mm on top.
• Start X mm, finish Y mm.
  → Start with X mm and finish with Y mm.
• Please start from skin (zero) and fade up to 3 mm.
  → Start from skin level (zero) and blend up to 3 mm.
• 1 mm at the bottom, 6 mm around here. (point with your finger)
  → 1 mm at the bottom, around 6 mm in this area.

✔ Notes for Barbers

• “From 0 to 3” means 0 mm at the bottom → 3 mm on top.
• Lines are generally expected to be blended.
• Pointing while saying “around here” helps clarify the length transition.

Fade Height (Low / Mid / High)

The overall mood of the fade changes dramatically depending on the height.

✔ Simple English Templates

• Low line fade, please. (Low-position fade)
• Medium line fade. (Standard height fade)
• High line fade is okay. (Higher fade)
• Fade, but keep it low. (Fade the sides, but keep the height low)

✔ Notes for Barbers

• Low: Below the temple to the lower side area
• Mid: Around the temple
• High: Above the temple where the fade disappears

☝️ Use the diagrams below to share the exact height you want.

Visual Guide (Side / Back Height Diagrams)

These diagrams help you visually communicate fade height from both the side and back angles.

→ Foreign customers can understand instantly, and Japanese barbers can also explain more easily.

Ready-to-Use Examples

① Medium fade from skin to 3 mm

English:
Medium fade, starting from skin and up to 3 mm.

② Low fade, from 1 mm to 6 mm

English:
Low fade from 1 mm to 6 mm, please.

③ Skin fade but keep it low

English:
Skin fade, but keep it low.

④ Natural fade, not too sharp

English:
Natural fade, not too sharp.

Barber-Friendly Format (How to Structure Your Order)

Ordering becomes much easier when you use a simple structure.

✔ English Format

• Starting length
• Ending length
• Height (Low / Mid / High)
• Style (Natural / Sharp)

✔ Example:
0 → 3 mm / Medium fade / Natural

✔ When explaining to a Japanese barber

• Start: ◯ mm (bottom length)
• End: ◯ mm (top length)
• Height: Low / Mid / High
• Natural or Sharp

Summary

Useful phrases for foreign customers:

• Fade from X mm to Y mm
• Low / Medium / High fade
• Keep it low
• Not too high
• Natural fade
• Starting from skin (zero)

Using these phrases together with the diagrams will make your fade order clear at almost any barbershop in Japan.

Let’s BARBER!! 💈