[Sangetsu]

Your body is yours to do with as you please, but our bodies are the only things we have which are truly ours, and therefore they deserve some respect.

I've always thought that it was bizarre that people get tattoos with the names of their loved ones. Why? Do you think your son will only believe you love him because you have his name tattooed to your arm? You should do what most people do, carry his picture in your wallet.

Getting a tattoo in Japanese is rather ironic as in Japan tattoos are only common on gangsters, criminals, and lower-class people. In Japan people are taught that their bodies are sacred, and should be respected. The gangsters are widely known to respect nothing and no one, while criminals and lower class people are thought to be too stupid to know better.