Horimono: Japan's Tattoo Pilgrimage
- 2020
- 17m
Japan has an uneasy relationship with tattoos, which have come to be associated with organized crime. Living among heavy stereotypes, a group of tattooed individuals practice a centuries-old... Read allJapan has an uneasy relationship with tattoos, which have come to be associated with organized crime. Living among heavy stereotypes, a group of tattooed individuals practice a centuries-old pilgrimage to a mountain shrine, now one of the few places where the traditional full-bod... Read allJapan has an uneasy relationship with tattoos, which have come to be associated with organized crime. Living among heavy stereotypes, a group of tattooed individuals practice a centuries-old pilgrimage to a mountain shrine, now one of the few places where the traditional full-body tattoo ("horimono") can be shown and celebrated. Following the events of this never-befo... Read all