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About Hanzo

Made for the chair.

The world’s largest provider of Japanese-steel hair shears, made for licensed cosmetologists and barbers.

3,000+Haircutting classes a year
100k+Shears sharpened a year
1 roofSharpening in California
Hanzo educator on stage
Our story

Shears, education and sharpening, under one roof.

Hattori Hanzo Shears is the world’s largest provider of Japanese-steel hair shears. We sell high-end scissors, texturizers, and accessories to licensed cosmetologists and barbers. Made of premium nano-powder steel, high-carbon steel, and other high-quality alloys, our shears are widely regarded as the finest haircutting tools in the world.

In addition to selling shears, we are one of the largest haircutting education organizations in the world. Providing over 3,000 haircutting classes per year, Hattori Hanzo is widely regarded as one of the most dominant forces in haircutting education today.

We are also the single largest shear sharpening firm in the world, sharpening well over 100,000 pairs of shears each year in our California-based headquarters. All sharpening happens under one roof, which allows us to maximize efficiency, quality control, and attention to detail on every shear we sharpen.

Whether it’s on the cover of Vogue, on the set of New York Fashion Week, or backstage on Broadway, you will find Hattori Hanzo shears at work, making the world we live in a more beautiful place.

Industry awards

Recognised by the people who cut.

Beauty Launchpad 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards2023

Beauty Launchpad 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards

WinnerBest Razor: Hattori Hanzo Shears HHRZSR Straight Razor
FinalistBest Shears: Hattori Hanzo Shears High-Carbon Shears Series

Eight nominations

  • Best Shears: Hattori Hanzo Shears High-Carbon Series
  • Best New Launch: Hattori Hanzo Shears HHV Mamba 4.5" Shear
  • Best Texturizer: Hattori Hanzo Shears HH6T Kime Texturizer
  • Best Men’s Hair: Hattori Hanzo Shears Texturizer Series
  • Best Razor: Hattori Hanzo Shears HHRZSR Straight Razor
  • Best Clipper/Trimmer: Hattori Hanzo Shears Hanzo Hitter Trimmer
  • Best Brush/Comb: Hattori Hanzo Shears HHC2 Hanzo Comb
  • Best Salon Management System (Day-To-Day): Tanto
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Beauty Launchpad 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards2022

Beauty Launchpad 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards

WinnerBest Shears: Hattori Hanzo Shears High-Carbon Shears Series
FinalistBest Men’s Hair: Hattori Hanzo Shears Texturizer Series
FinalistBest Razor: Hattori Hanzo Shears HHRAZ2 Fixed Razor
FinalistBest Clipper/Trimmer

Six nominations

  • Best New Launch: Hattori Hanzo HH8T Talon Texturizer
  • Best Shears: Hattori Hanzo Shears High-Carbon Shears Series
  • Best Razor: Hattori Hanzo Shears HHRAZ2 Fixed Razor
  • Best Clipper/Trimmer: Hattori Hanzo Shears Hanzo Hitter Trimmer
  • Best Brush/Comb: Hattori Hanzo Shears High-Carbon C2 Comb
  • Best Salon Management System (Day-To-Day): Tanto Client Management System
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Beauty Launchpad 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards2021

Beauty Launchpad 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards

WinnerBest Shears: Hattori Hanzo Shears High-Carbon Shears Series
WinnerBest New Launch: Hattori Hanzo Shears HH88 Eighty-Eights Series Shears
WinnerBest Salon Software: Tanto
FinalistBest Razor: Hattori Hanzo Shears HHRAZ2 Hanzo Fixed Razor
FinalistBest Clipper/Trimmer: Hattori Hanzo Shears The Hanzo Hitter
FinalistBest Brush/Comb: Hattori Hanzo Shears HHC2 Hanzo Comb

Eight nominations

  • Best New Launch: Hattori Hanzo Shears HH88 Eighty-Eights Series Shears
  • Best Styling: Hattori Hanzo Shears HH1 Kamikaze Shear
  • Best Men’s Hair: Hattori Hanzo Shears HH40T Mazeru Texturizer
  • Best Shears: Hattori Hanzo Shears High-Carbon Shears Series
  • Best Razor: Hattori Hanzo Shears HHRAZ2 Hanzo Fixed Razor
  • Best Clipper/Trimmer: Hattori Hanzo Shears The Hanzo Hitter
  • Best Brush/Comb: Hattori Hanzo Shears HHC2 Hanzo Comb
  • Best Salon Software: Tanto (for iPhone and Android)
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Behind The Chair “Stylist Choice Awards”
2017

Behind The Chair “Stylist Choice Awards”

WinnerStylist Choice for “2017 Favorite Shears”
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Stylist cutting hair with a Hanzo shear
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