Fascinating, and this was so well researched! I liked the image of the hajichi tattoos from Okinawa. I’d wanted to get tattoos in the past, but my husband told me not to, and my father-in-law being rather traditional would highly disapprove. Plus, I don’t want to limit my onsen choices! I think it’s about time people changed their minds about getting inked, but a lot of things are still archaic here.