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()(Thinking of getting a Japanese-style tattoo? Want to avoid a permanent mistake? Pop culture expert Brian Ashcraft and Japan-based American tattooist Hori Benny take an insiderLs look at this fascinating world and explain the meaning of traditional tattoo imagery so you can avoid getting ink you donLt understand --or, worse, that youLll regret. Packed with inspiring photos and interviews with tattooists and their clients, this book will help you understand the origins and significance of Japanese tattoo motifs both traditional and modern.@Brian Ashcraft is a senior contributing editor for the video-game site Kotaku. Ashcraft was previously a contributing editor at Wired magazine ; his work has also appeared in Popular Science, The Guardian, The Japan Times, and the design journal Metropolis, as well as numerous other publications worldwide. He is the author of Arcade Mania! and Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential. Originally from Texas, he has called Osaka home for well over a decade.) |