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Cruehead (Offline)
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Post Tattoos in Japanese society - 08-28-2008, 07:52 PM

Hello everyone,

I'm traveling to Japan in October. I heard/saw couple of times, if you got tattoos then you can't go to an onsen, because they will deny you going there. And I really want to enjoy these onsens. Same with some capsule hotels! I know about this Yakuza stuff and the older generations are scared about them. Maybe some of these old-timers are afraid of AIDS or some ink in the water. I don't know what else? What, if I will cover my tattoos with waterproof tape? It's just my right upper arm. It's cartoon and not monster skull or tribal or whatever.

What can you say about this topic. Thanks for your help.

Marco