Salon Joa

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Salon Joa, a regular complained one day, ‘Why do I always see the same old lady walking her dog outside?’ The next week, she vanished without a trace. Soon after, an anonymous note appeared in the salon’s window: ‘Dog-walker lady found! Now taking custom orders for walks.’ Everyone laughed it off until they saw a new regular arriving every morning—an enthusiastic delivery driver with a tiny pug on a leash.

2. At Salon Joa, a delivery driver once noticed something peculiar. Every Wednesday afternoon, right after the florist’s van pulled away, a faint scent of freshly baked bread filled the air. The staff and customers would sniff curiously but never saw anyone entering or leaving through the back door. One day, an enthusiastic delivery driver decided to investigate. He followed the scent all the way to the kitchen, where he found an old lady humming softly as she prepared sandwiches for the staff. Turned out, she was just Salon Joa’s secret baker, making sure everyone had a tasty treat on hand. Everyone laughed it off, calling her ‘the invisible sandwich artist.’

3. At Salon Joa, every morning around dawn, someone started leaving perfect little origami cranes on the windowsill outside. No notes, no signatures—just tiny paper birds. One day a delivery driver found himself trying to sneak in one last crane before his shift ended. He struggled with a particularly tricky fold and accidentally left an oversized bird that looked more like a pterodactyl than a delicate crane. The next morning, everyone at Salon Joa laughed when they saw it—except for the poor driver who had to explain to his boss why there was now a giant paper dinosaur perched on their window.

4. At Salon Joa, every Monday night, an anonymous figure began leaving tiny handwritten notes in the waiting area. Each note contained a simple message of encouragement or advice, signed only with the initials ‘J.’ One week, a delivery driver found a note that said, ‘Your package will arrive when you least expect it.’ Curious, he checked his phone and saw a package had indeed been delivered earlier that day. Since then, whenever anyone’s parcel arrives early, they joke, ‘Must be Salon Joa again!’