Blog #3 Japanese Traditional Tattoos
OCTOBER 9th, 2023 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Welcome back! In this post I'll be covering traditional Japanese tattoos. Traditional Japanese tattoos have a rich and complicated history as tattoos themselves were illegal between 1936-1946. However tattooing in Japan dates back to approximately 10,000 BC during the Jomon or Paleolithic period . It was during the Kofun period, 300-600 AD when tattoos gained negative connotations, tattoo marks were now placed on criminals as a punishment rather than a symbol of status. People with tattoos were regarded as outsiders and later on associated with the Yakuza, a crime game dating back to the 1600s who notoriously pledge their allgence with full body markings. While tattoos are now more common, this stigma still exist today, anyone with tattoos can not use public swimming pools, hot springs, beaches and specific gyms if not covered up. Despite the stigma, traditional Jap...