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PHOTO BY TOM CARTER

Monday 15th December, 04:22 AM JST

Judges look at entrants in the King of Tattoo Festival held in Ebisu, Tokyo, recently. Hundreds of tattoo artists attended the three-day event.

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cleo at 02:44 PM JST - 15th December

Dont drag your old fashioned stigmas into the 21st century.

lol. What's '21st century' about deliberately subjecting yourself to pain in order to mark patterns on your body? Tribal scars go back hundreds of years.

Sorry, but the 'Look at me, I'm macho, I deliberately and needlessly subjected myself to all these hours of pain' just isn't a turn-on.
timorborder at 02:48 PM JST - 15th December

Just out of interest, this reminds me of an army training scenario I did years ago. Stripped off and paraded in front of a committee of senior citizens.
dennis0bauer at 03:17 PM JST - 15th December

Cleo it is your opinion, everybody can do with their body what they want as long as they do not hurt anybody(anything) else.

rgetty not true, depends on the onsen (in the big city this is more a problem than on the countryside)

Back on topic, i like Tattoo'S but seeing a skinny man's ass on monday is not good for my state of mind on monday
celiners at 03:27 PM JST - 15th December

The psyche and motivation of tattooists and their clients is obviously not your area of expertise. Also, the fact that body modification has been an important ritual in countless cultures, for countless generations is testament to its validity not it's stupidity. I mean each to their own.. some would rather get a tattoo than participate in some other age old institutions... like getting married, childbirth, working out, joining the army, or going to University. Each one marks us one way or another, talk about deliberately subjecting yourself to pain...
billclinton at 03:37 PM JST - 15th December

Sorry, but the 'Look at me, I'm macho, I deliberately and needlessly subjected myself to all these hours of pain' just isn't a turn-on.

That is because you have only attained the rank of "pussy willow" in terms of many of life's experiences. I have attained the rank of "Macho Tribal Scar Man".
Altria at 03:41 PM JST - 15th December

some would rather get a tattoo than participate in some other age old institutions...

like getting married

wedding ring tattoo

childbirth

stretch mark tattoo

working out

muscle tattoo

joining the army

"property of US army" tattoo

or going to University.

University of Phoenix tattoo
cleo at 04:11 PM JST - 15th December

I was only giving Billy some friendly advice - if it hurts, don't do it.

Wouldn't have thought that warranted all this bashing!

(But Billy, you don't get to have two growed-up children and stay a 'pussy willow', believe me!...)

:-)
Nessie at 05:17 PM JST - 15th December

There's the public health issue in addition to the aesthetic issue. Get a tatto. Just don't expect me to like it.
billclinton at 05:46 PM JST - 15th December

(But Billy, you don't get to have two growed-up children and stay a 'pussy willow', believe me!...) :-)

agreed. you have obtained the rank of non tattooed macho mama
nutsagain at 06:44 PM JST - 15th December

Tats are just dumb... You'll realize the same in about ten years when you're portly, middle aged and the ink starts to blur. The smart ones amongst us would be best advsed to invest heavily in the technology that are going to remove them. Which never really works 100% by the way.
billclinton at 07:00 PM JST - 15th December

nutsagain,

A tattoo can also be redone. Creating something new over flabby, blurred skin.
nutsagain at 09:29 PM JST - 15th December

Yeah, like you'd really want a tattoo at 50... sigh.
Loki520 at 09:58 PM JST - 15th December

Sorry, but the 'Look at me, I'm macho, I deliberately and needlessly subjected myself to all these hours of pain' just isn't a turn-on.

Cleo...look at the pic again. They are NOT visible unless the owner wants them to be.

A problem is the women with the belly t's and the "tramp stamps" on their lower back.
CultureChange at 05:46 AM JST - 16th December

Attention Japanese girls, do not get a tattoo! You will reget it later. Many American women got them in the 90s. Most regret it now. They have paid big money to have them removed. Your body is already beautiful in its natural state. You dont need.

One of the things I love about Japanese girls is the natural state of thier bodies. No tattoo, no piercings, no shaving of the ____ ....well you know.
OhioDonna at 01:55 AM JST - 18th December

I know a man whose tattoos are disappearing because the ink is eating away his skin. I will admit, he is the only one I know about. This is no urban legend, he will show you the ones on the calves of his legs if you ask. His condition may be a rare side effect but it is something to think about. Personally I do not care for the "art" and I wish it would go away. Tattoes on aging bodies are not a pretty sight. (Just one more deterrant in my opinion.)