This is Horiyoshi III, one of the world's most legendary full-body ... Japanese tattooing, or irezumi, can be traced back to around 10,000 BC, in the Jomon period. The Japanese government banned ...

They can cover almost the entire body, from the back down to the buttocks and the top of your legs, as well as the arms - although due to the stigma the tattoos hold in Japanese society ...

A growing number of Japanese enthusiasts are trying to tackle ... beaches and gyms ban body tattoos, photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon met some of them at a public bath in Tokyo. The annual gathering ...