Tattoo artist explains traditional Japanese apprenticeships

Meet Hori Benny, a tattoo artist and owner of Invasion Club tattoo studio in Japan. He sits down to talk to us about the history and changing culture of Japanese tattoos, his own grueling apprenticeship, the challenges of running a tattoo business in Japan, and his own anime-inspired "otattoo" style.

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0:00 Intro

0:50 Meet Hori Benny

7:14 JET Programme in Kagoshima

14:21 Introduction to tattoo culture

20:31 Tattoo apprenticeship in Osaka

32:12 First time tattooing someone

35:26 What makes a good tattoo

44:22 Opening Invasion Club studio

46:24 History of Japanese tattoos

50:27 Japanese police vs. tattooers

56:25 Otattoo style

1:03:33 Benny's tattoo philosophy

1:10:55 Taking on an apprentice

1:14:32 Expanding to Tokyo

1:22:23 Looking back

1:26:40 What's next

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