Favored by hardened yakuza gang members and law-abiding body art purists alike, large-scale Japanese tattoos are widely ... blossoms – were laden with meaning, and added another layer to the ...

The tattooist here, who asked to be identified simply as Ryugen, specializes in traditional ... referring to the Japanese tradition of covering large portions of the body in tattoos.

He received his Japanese tattoo name of Horisumi from Horiyoshi III, a master in traditional Japanese tattoos ... It stems from the Tahitian word tatau, meaning "to strike", Dr Lodder says.

One of Japan’s top tattoo artists creates traditional Japanese art on a woman’s back during a cultural performance for the press in Tokyo. The presentation aimed to introduce the historical ...

For some, "Wabori: Traditional Japanese Tattoo" may be the perfect coffee-table book to kill time with at a cafe, and that would be fine. The more than 250 glossy pages in this book contain enough ...

There is also a tremendous variety in the types of tattoos Japanese people get, from more traditional pieces to avant garde and even geeky ones. Most Japanese are not tattooed and even today ...

A photo exhibit featuring traditional Japanese tattoo art, called "American Irezumi" is coming to San Francisco's Main Library in October, featuring the work of San Jose tattoo artist Takahiro ...

The tattooist here, who asked to be identified simply as Ryugen, specializes in traditional ... referring to the Japanese tradition of covering large portions of the body in tattoos.