At a small, clinically-lit studio in Tokyo’s Roppongi district, fearsome warriors and mythical creatures glare out from paper drawings lining the perimeter of the space. The tattooist here, who asked ...

Author and journalist Manami Okazaki draws from decades of personal relationships to provide an authentic look inside the ...

Tokyo's centuries-old Sanja Festival is a big event on the local religious calendar. It's remarkable not just for the spectacle but also for being a rare opportunity for traditional Japanese tattoos — ...

The New York tattoo artist Sumok Kim, who works at Chronic Ink in Brooklyn, has seen a surge in demand for Asian history themed tattoos, from ancient Buddhas to dragons and Samurai warriors. Luxury ...

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Between a tiger and a hawk is a bolt of lightning red as rage, electrifying the water. “This is sick,” I say while staring at a struggle between the heavens and the earth. “You like it?” Joel Long ...