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Originally Posted by tommasi
Don't mix pop stars with yakuzas.
Only reason why they can keep their tattoos are because they are famous.
That's it.
Famous people get away with many things everywhere you are in the world and it is also true in Japan as well.
I'm gonna give it to people straight.
Don't get tattoos if you want to come to Japan.
Or if you already have one, then you are out of luck.
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Well I think that's a bit excessive: Don't get tattoos if you want to come to Japan. It's not like I'm walking around shirtless everywhere I go.
An update: I asked two of my friends in Japan about this issue. One lives in the famed onsen mecca of Beppu and the other works in a bathhouse in Kyoto. Both of them gave me some hope.
The friend from Beppu asked around different onsen for my case and he found one place that said they were willing to accommodate since I'm technically a foreigner. My other friend who works in a bathhouse said as long as I manage to cover it with a towel and make sure other patrons don't notice it then I will be fine. Note that she works in a bathhouse and also has a tattoo on her lower back.
Anyways thanks for all the varying opinions. They were all quite useful.