Japan has the most beautiful nail art in the world. But for English-speaking tourists, finding a salon that won't turn you away — or leave you guessing at a Japanese-only menu — is genuinely hard.
Hot Pepper Beauty, Japan's dominant booking platform, is Japanese-only. A 2017 TripAdvisor thread asking for English-friendly gel nail salons in Kyoto closed with zero answers.
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