"Tattoos have long been relegated to the shadows of society. People often connect them to the yakuza and there is an automatic fear against people sporting body art. Public places, including pools, spas and bathhouses, bar tattooed customers."
Source: Tattoo as art on human canvases
Horiyoshi III's 40-year career spanned swing in social attitudes from taboo to hip and trendy
By MASAMI ITO
Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100821f1.html
Source: Tattoo as art on human canvases
Horiyoshi III's 40-year career spanned swing in social attitudes from taboo to hip and trendy
By MASAMI ITO
Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100821f1.html
Posts
