<ul class="summary-list"><li>Meet the master <keyword id="197085" type="POSITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="tattoo-artist">tattoo artist</keyword> who must hide his life's work from the world.</li><li>Because of cultural taboos about the art, Choshu Horikazu must cover his <keyword id="6438053" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tattoos">tattoos</keyword> while in public in Japan.</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/how-traditional-tebori-tattoos-are-done-in-japan-2019-12">Insider</a>

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Meet the master tattoo artist who must hide his life's work from the world. Because of cultural taboos about the art, Choshu Horikazu must cover his tattoos while in public in Japan.

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This is how traditional Tebori tattoos are done in Japan

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Because of cultural taboos about the art, tattoo artist Choshu Horikazu must cover his tattoos while in public in Japan.

This is how traditional Tebori tattoos are done in Japan

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