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Thanks. Can't wait to finish it. Too bad the front hurts like hell, can't seem to do long sessions. I am hoping the shading won't hurt as much though. Do we have a separate 'front tattoos' thread? Maybe I can get some pointers.

Decided to post here instead of my intro thread. My first trip to Japan for 10 days. The arm was a coverup and was all done by tebori. Also started on the chest piece. And boy does it hurt! I thought I had a pretty good pain threshold. But the middle of the pecs is a different level altogether! Back to my country and I am already missing the pain though.

@hogg Yes, I know that horishi means carving master. The artist I am talking about is Houryu (houryu(yoshi) As you see his color palette is very limited and the tattoos are very old school in their looks. I am quite confused if I should start tebori work or do it with machine instead

@Graeme and others Thank you for the welcome. As I mentioned, I am thinking of getting a full suit, (or whatever area remains untattooed now). I really like an artist, but he does tebori only and another artist who tattoos with machine. For both, I would have to travel to Japan. Getting appointments with either is not an issue. 1. I plan to visit for 10 days at a time and try to get 3-4 hours of tattooing done every day so that I can knock off 30-35 hours of inking time every trip. Is this alright? I know pain thresholds are different for everyone. What I mean to ask is if tattooing like this everyday would make the ink not settle down well or are there any others concerns I should be aware of? 2. I would really prefer to get tattooed by the first Horishi. His style and color choices are exactly what I have been looking for. But I am afraid tebori is going to take way too long to complete. Can anyone comment on how much of a time difference there is between machine and tebori tattooing? Thank you for all your help! I cannot wait to start this journey either way - - - Updated - - - @pidjones Well, it's not like it's forbidden to have tattoos here or that there's a stigma attached to it. But be ready for a lot of stares. Especially if you are heavily tattooed. The general public doesn't have a negative perception about them, it's just that large tattoos are uncommon here. You may even get to strike up a lot of conversation with strangers because of them. @Lakerfan33 right now, it's warm and humid :( I'll take Cali weather any day over this

@RScott, did you end up getting the tattoo? I am thinking of a Yoshitoshi print myself, and I would love to see how yours turned up

Hey all! I have been a long time lurker here and have enjoyed reading and checking out all the cool tattoos and the stories related to getting them. I currently have my back tattooed along with my lower right leg. I need some advice on getting a new tattoo, since at this point I am contemplating a full body suit old school japanese style. Would this be a proper place to ask a few questions or should I wait until I am able to start new threads?