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Originally Posted by godwine (Post 552027)

Rina, the issue is not about "hiding it", but the amount of trouble you may have to go through for having a tatoo.... A lot of people have illusions that Japan is a very open and modern country, that is only what was exposed to the world. Internally, Japan is still a very very conservative country, the concept of body art is there, but not widely accepted by the general public, as a matter, the world been demanding the "open and twisted" side of things more, that is why only these material are being exposed to the rest of the world.

Back to the "conservative" topic, people (Custom) will judge and question you if they felt that you are a threat to society, and this threat, is usually judged based on how you present yourself, so while they don't accept body art, presenting yourself with one is potentially "asking for it"

Lol I have 2 tattoos currently that's on my feet and ankle. I've never gotten a second look at customs nor anywhere else I've ever gone to. Maybe cause they're so small but I just never had a problem with them.

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Originally Posted by rina26 (Post 552138)

Again, as I said you "MAY" have problems :)

so if i get a tattoo like i'm planing on getting of two koi fish on my arm i'm not going to be allowed to go to an onsen? that's so sad....is it different if you're a girl or are they harsher?:eek:

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Originally Posted by godwine (Post 552150)

Again, as I said you "MAY" have problems :)

But there are some here who are saying you will have problems no matter what, which is what irks me. Nothing is absolute.

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Originally Posted by rina26 (Post 552169)

But there are some here who are saying you will have problems no matter what, which is what irks me. Nothing is absolute.

If its MMM's response you are looking at then I would say its almost 100% accurate. My information is mostly from ages ago, and my recent encounter is that its still very strict.

And mangapunkrocker, YES, you will have problem entering the onsen, chances are you won't be allowed in, regardless of you being female or male

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Originally Posted by godwine (Post 552190)

If its MMM's response you are looking at then I would say its almost 100% accurate. My information is mostly from ages ago, and my recent encounter is that its still very strict.

No, I wasn't thinking of MMM, I usually agree with all he says. Maybe being a native half-blood helps me, who knows.

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Originally Posted by mangapunkrocker (Post 552168)

so if i get a tattoo like i'm planing on getting of two koi fish on my arm i'm not going to be allowed to go to an onsen? that's so sad....is it different if you're a girl or are they harsher?:eek:

Just use a bandage?

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Originally Posted by Henbaka (Post 552359)

Just use a bandage?

Depending on the size of the tattoo, I think people will think that you have a big open sore/gash under the bandage and they'll deny you because of hygiene issues lol

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Originally Posted by rina26 (Post 552169)

But there are some here who are saying you will have problems no matter what, which is what irks me. Nothing is absolute.

Who said that? That is pretty ill-informed.

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Originally Posted by rina26 (Post 552374)

Depending on the size of the tattoo, I think people will think that you have a big open sore/gash under the bandage and they'll deny you because of hygiene issues lol

I imagined two small fishes on the arm, maybe I was wrong :D

Hm, I wonder, how do they know if you have a tattoo? I mean, they don't actually make you strip down and search you before entering the premises, or do they? What I'm getting at is that if you have a small tattoo on your lower arm or whatnot, you could just be stealthy and block others line of sight to it with a towel / placing your body right etc ;) Once you're in the water you're home free!

Just fun speculation...