tattooedj 29 Posted December 1, 2013 Good evening, I'm a Brit who's been living in Japan for 10+ years. At the moment, I'm in Yokohama - home of Horiyoshi III's tattoo museum, Yellow Blaze and the Victorian-era district where a lot of the J-tattooers relocated after the government banned ink (again) during the 19th century. It's great to be surrounded by all of this J-tattoo history - and it's hard not to love tattoos after living here for a while. I've been reading LST for the past few weeks. It's a great place you've got going here and I finally registered today. Yoroshiku! TJ 4 Iwar, Gregor, cltattooing and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregor 14 Posted December 1, 2013 Hey @tattooedj , welcome ! Do you have any tattoos ? 1 tattooedj reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BtcArt 0 Posted December 1, 2013 You are definitely surrounded by great art, congratulations. I hope you can work from any of them sometime. Welcome. 1 tattooedj reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cltattooing 765 Posted December 1, 2013 Yokoso!! Can we see some of the tattoos you have or hear about some of your tattoo experiences in/around Yokohama? I am super jealous, Japan is definitely a pilgrimage I need to make within my lifetime. 1 tattooedj reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iwar 756 Posted December 2, 2013 Welcome! Nice intro. What made you decide to move to Japan? 1 tattooedj reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tattooedj 29 Posted December 2, 2013 Thanks for making a newcomer here feel so welcome. What I'm really interested in is the irony that most of the world sees J-tattoos as works of art but here they are still looked down upon. I've been getting tattooed off-and-on since I was in my mid-teens but in the summer I decided to book in with Tomo at YB for some larger work. It's been a wait but the first session is coming close - which is one reason I've been reading this forum on tips on surviving longer sessions. 4 hogg, cltattooing, Graeme and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TaeTae 15 Posted December 2, 2013 Tomo's work is really striking if you like that style, then cool, but do you ever see yourself getting some real traditional Japanese work done? You have a great opportunity to do so living in Japan, would be so awesome if you could get some work done by a tebori master. 1 tattooedj reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graeme 2,588 Posted December 2, 2013 @tattooedj Welcome to LST and please keep us updated with how it goes! Poster @RoryQ has been getting tattooed by Tomo and the pictures he's posted on his progress are pretty spectacular. 2 tattooedj and hogg reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoryQ 319 Posted December 2, 2013 Yep, I'm starting to know my way around Yokohama. Some nice bars, friendly locals... feels easier to get your head around compared to Tokyo. 1 tattooedj reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cltattooing 765 Posted December 2, 2013 Also, I have heard some pretty scary/funny stories from tattooer friends who have visited Yokohama about getting drugged and mugged by Yakuza, hahaha. I take it that doesn't happen so much if you speak the language? 1 tattooedj reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tattooedj 29 Posted December 3, 2013 Yokohama is a trip and a half. Bill Burroughs used to rave about its underground scene in the '50s - plus there's a great Kurosawa movie set in its seemy underbelly. A lot of it has become gentrified in the past few years but there's still enough to keep you in trouble. @RoryQ - the next time you make it out this way, drop me a line and we'll go out for a drink... 1 RoryQ reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
