Oct 26, 2006, Yakuza - Japanese Mafia and Their Tattoos
The Yakuza are believed to be one of the largest organized crime phenomena in the world and have been around longer than the Sicilan Mafia. Read more...
While I was in Japan I couldn't help noticing that Hello Kitty was everywhere I looked. Admittedly I picked up some Hello Kitty candy and other things cuz they are just toooo cute!
See the more cute Hello Kitty tattoo pictures from Antietam below...
Finally back on terra firma after my travels around Japan. Met some awesome people when I was there even though I never made it to see my Japanese tattoo artist friends as I had hoped.
Just need to get my head together and sort through the hundreds of pictures I took and post them up. Expect some tattoo pictures, the odd yakuza member, rock gods on bullet trains and geisha girls comin' your way soon.
Just a few days before I travel to Japan for a three weeks...
I basically arrive in Tokyo on Friday and spend the night there before heading off to Nikko, Takayama, Hakone and Kyoto. Hopefully I will get to meet some Japanese tattoo artist friends while I am over there and get some work done.
I will be staying in traditional Japanese guest houses so won't have much opportunity to do many site updates, blog entries or answer all emails. When I get back expect lots of pictures and updates from the trip.