’inserting ink’) (also spelled 入墨 or sometimes 刺青) is the japanese word for tattoo, and is used often to refer to a very distinctive style of japanese. Irezumi means “insert ink” in. Web irezumi ( 入れ墨 , lit.
Loved abroad, hated at home The art of Japanese tattooing 伝統的な日本の入れ墨
