Japanese tattoo lovers defy taboos
Location: Warabi
(SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) TRADITIONAL JAPANESE TATTOO ARTIST, SHODAI HORIREN, SAYING:
“A tattoo will completely be with you till you die. For instance, a home might collapse, you could break up with a lover. Children develop up and depart. However a tattoo is a part of your physique and will likely be with you all of your life. That is the attraction.”
Tattoos have been linked to Japanese criminals for hundreds of years
and are banned in spas, scorching springs, and a few seashores
Location: Onjuku Seaside
However a surge in rock music and inked guests is decreasing the stigma
and bringing tattoo devotees into the open
(SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) ORGANISER OF TATTOO PARTY, HIROYUKI NEMOTO, SAYING:
“The occasion is necessary as a result of normally, we disguise our tattoos from society, however simply yearly we will proudly exhibit our tattoos and present one another what new tattoos we have got.”