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Originally Posted by rina26
Why do you feel the need to hide a tattoo at customs to begin with? They're not going to turn you away.
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Rina, the issue is not about "hiding it", but the amount of trouble you may have to go through for having a tatoo.... A lot of people have illusions that Japan is a very open and modern country, that is only what was exposed to the world. Internally, Japan is still a very very conservative country, the concept of body art is there, but not widely accepted by the general public, as a matter, the world been demanding the "open and twisted" side of things more, that is why only these material are being exposed to the rest of the world.
Back to the "conservative" topic, people (Custom) will judge and question you if they felt that you are a threat to society, and this threat, is usually judged based on how you present yourself, so while they don't accept body art, presenting yourself with one is potentially "asking for it"