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Ink Before the Ban: The Tattoo in Old Japan, Part One

The samurai are not who you think. The tattooed men of Edo were firemen, laborers and gamblers. Josh Sirlin on the first chapter of the Japanese tattoo.

Culture, Heritage, JapanJosh SirlinJuly 31, 2026japanese tattoo history, irezumi history, edo period tattoo, suikoden, hikeshi firemen, tebori, japanese cultureComment