How do young Japanese (in Tokyo) feel about tattoos?

willnyu198

I have the back of both of my legs covered. One tattoo is a Japanese design, a koi fish turning into a dragon, which is big and the other is Atlas, holding a globe. I'm a 24 year old white guy from California, so I'm obviously not a Yakuza, but still understand the taboo in Japan. What is the general opinion of the Japan's younger generation (25 and under) towards tattoos? I know overall they are still looked upon negatively, but it seems like younger people are more open and accepting. I want to live there eventually, but don't know if it will cause me problems. Since they are in an area that's easy to cover, I don't think it will be a huge issue, but I'm still concerned. I'm a corporate, business type, so I always dress nice, am very courteous and don't look like trouble. I know there are tattoo shops in Japan, so there must be a certain level of acceptance.

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When Japanese Univ students, particularly girls, reached 21-23 years old (the age they graduate), they go to plastic surgery to erase their tattoo to get better job.

And small tattoo stickers are also popular in Japan.
http://www.ta2.com/tribal/
http://www.arkin.jp/

These are the reason why the absolute amount of tattooed people don't increase in Japan.

Go to establishment with your friend. I think you have no big trouble, maybe some.
But remember, when you were in Japan, the country is NOT the West. You can't judge with your American's standard.
And you should know that they don't look negatively, but they do NOT want see tattoo (do you understand this feeling?). Whether you are Yakuza or not doesn't matter.
Japanese people focus on how other people think and want in public place, rather than focusing on personal (individual) feeling. They are afraid of being a person "lack in common sense".

All the reports in English are written by westerners. Their feeling differ from Orientals. When you came to Japan, ask Japanese directly, not only younger but also elder people. They may not tell you honest feeling though.

Koi fish tattoo help? :C?

Rose

hey i found this image of a girls back with a tattoo of three koi fish swimming from her right shoulder to a lower part of her back diagnolly. but like an idiot i didnt save the page or image :C i really wanted to get this as a tattoo for myself. the koi fish werent any fancy colors, but it was a really nice simple design, the fish didnt take up her whole back at all. i believe there were two small lotus flowers in the tattoo design as well? can anyone help me find it again? i had deleted my history after looking at it so i cant seem to figure out what keywords i had used D: but i remeber what it sort of looked like, and that i had found it in google images. can anyone help? ive literally been searching for over 4 hours now ;w;

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Don't worry, it is a classic in the Japanese tattoo tradition. Any Japanese tattoo style artist can do it. The only problem is there aren't any in Wisconsin. If you can travel, email me and I will recommend one.

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tshirt design for seniors 2009?

blehh

so im designing a tshirt for the seniors of 2009 and i want it to be funny but not stupid or cheesy...because im trying to get the guys to vote for it too. im having trouble thinking of something thatd appeal to both the girls and the guys in our grade.

a little info-
mascot:dragon
our school: cooper
colors: green and black
small,private school

please help! thanks!

Answer
You can try going with a tattoo style design. I think a lot of people would go for that, plus its a really fashionable right now for graphic tees. Try a Japanese dragon incorporating your school colors or something tribal looking. Add the text with the name of your school somewhere that flows well with the design(duh) and maybe look up some classic tattoo fonts. Also, you can play with the orientation of the graphic on the tee. IE: instead of centering the graphic you can off set it so some of the print is on the sleeve or even off the shirt? Ya dig?

Hope this helps.

Asian tattoo help...?

royale_inl

I got the chance to go to Japan this summer and decided to get a tattoo to remember it by. But I talked to my expatriate uncle who lives near Tokyo and he warned me that even though a tattoo may seem like a good idea, unless the artist is Asian, it could turn out terribly. Plus, when you go to Japan, if you have something like Fuji-san tattooed across your back people will think it's really stupid.

So I was just wondering what some safe ideas would be for an Asian tattoo. I just want a picture so far, no characters. And I'm a girl who is planning on getting it on her shoulder blade. Thanks!

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You can choose your tattoo diagram from the tattooist shop in Japan. Japanese tattoo are very colourful and attractive. Since you want it on your shoulder blade, you must careful to choose and also the skill of the tattooist, because Japanese tattoo is not a simple diagram. You must enquire that in future, you want to add-on some tattoo diagram to enhance your previous diagram, is it possible to add on... Japanese tattoo is very unique.

You can do a Fuji-san tattoo as a background, it is not a stupid idea. You can add some few interest logo relate to the Japanese culture onto a Fuji-san as a background. You must see the art piece design first before transfer to your body. If attractive, tattoo it, otherwise, tell the tattooist to amend the diagram if you don't like.

Of course, the artist should be a Japanese Asian, because they know their culture well. They will tell you the meaning of the tattoo art which you really want to know.

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tshirt design for seniors 2009?

blehh

so im designing a tshirt for the seniors of 2009 and i want it to be funny but not stupid or cheesy...because im trying to get the guys to vote for it too. im having trouble thinking of something thatd appeal to both the girls and the guys in our grade.

a little info-
mascot:dragon
our school: cooper
colors: green and black
small,private school

please help! thanks!

Answer
You can try going with a tattoo style design. I think a lot of people would go for that, plus its a really fashionable right now for graphic tees. Try a Japanese dragon incorporating your school colors or something tribal looking. Add the text with the name of your school somewhere that flows well with the design(duh) and maybe look up some classic tattoo fonts. Also, you can play with the orientation of the graphic on the tee. IE: instead of centering the graphic you can off set it so some of the print is on the sleeve or even off the shirt? Ya dig?

Hope this helps.

Asian tattoo help...?

royale_inl

I got the chance to go to Japan this summer and decided to get a tattoo to remember it by. But I talked to my expatriate uncle who lives near Tokyo and he warned me that even though a tattoo may seem like a good idea, unless the artist is Asian, it could turn out terribly. Plus, when you go to Japan, if you have something like Fuji-san tattooed across your back people will think it's really stupid.

So I was just wondering what some safe ideas would be for an Asian tattoo. I just want a picture so far, no characters. And I'm a girl who is planning on getting it on her shoulder blade. Thanks!

Answer
You can choose your tattoo diagram from the tattooist shop in Japan. Japanese tattoo are very colourful and attractive. Since you want it on your shoulder blade, you must careful to choose and also the skill of the tattooist, because Japanese tattoo is not a simple diagram. You must enquire that in future, you want to add-on some tattoo diagram to enhance your previous diagram, is it possible to add on... Japanese tattoo is very unique.

You can do a Fuji-san tattoo as a background, it is not a stupid idea. You can add some few interest logo relate to the Japanese culture onto a Fuji-san as a background. You must see the art piece design first before transfer to your body. If attractive, tattoo it, otherwise, tell the tattooist to amend the diagram if you don't like.

Of course, the artist should be a Japanese Asian, because they know their culture well. They will tell you the meaning of the tattoo art which you really want to know.

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