Irezumi Jepanese Tattoo

Tattoo art is not new for Japanese citizens. Although identical to the Yakuza mafia groups, it turns out that art has a long history. They call irezumi.In the past, irezumi is an art that is believed to give strength to the wearer. So art lovers are still among certain individuals. Not until the identity of the group.

The next phase, tattoos became the story of the underworld. Because art is a secret and only known to certain circles. Exactly, as a symbol of Yakuza mafia members. Tattoos are in the world was black. Thus, irezumi becomes "something" that must be feared.

Irezumi made using tebori - needle made from bamboo to paint tattoos. While the ink, sumi, made of charcoal. The manufacturing process is not easy, so the number of original irezumi maker no more than ten people.Kenichi Kato, better known by Horimyo is a maker irezumi tebori method. The process of making and the art it produces a lot of meaning to carve.

Because of the negative image of the tattoo, he and his client must perform tebori secretly. In fact, he had lied about his job in order to rent an apartment cum studio tattoo.Now? Art became part of the interface among the young in Japan. And, without the worry associated with members of the Yakuza mafia.