When Tattoos Were Tempting: My Teenage Perspective
What tattoo do you want and where would you put it?

Honestly, I don’t really want to get a tattoo now, but when I was a teenager, I was influenced by movies and had some admiration for them. I wanted to try getting a tattoo and wear it like clothing. I thought cherry blossoms, cranes, dragons, tigers, koi, phoenixes, and so on would be good designs.
In particular, one of my friends was studying to become a traditional Japanese tattoo artist, so I planned to ask him to give me a tattoo once he became a professional.
However, in Japan, there are many places where you can’t enter hot springs if you have a tattoo, and I love hot springs, so I gave up the idea in my 20s. After that, I moved abroad from Japan and my desire for a tattoo gradually faded. If I were to get a tattoo, I would want to put my willpower into it rather than the design, so I don’t think I will get one now.
However, I still like looking at them. They are cool, aren’t they? Thank you for reading this article.
正直今入れ墨を入れたいかと言うと、全く入れたいとは思いませんが、私が10代の頃は映画などの影響で憧れはありましたし、服を着ているかのように、入れ墨をしてみたいと思っていました。桜や、鶴、龍、虎、鯉、鳳凰などが良いなと思っていました。特に友人が和ぼりの彫り師をしていたので、彼が一人前になったら、お願いしようと思っていました。
しかし、日本には温泉というのがありまして、入れ墨をしていると温泉に入れない場所が多く、大好きな温泉に入れなくなるのは辛いと思い20代の頃は断念しました。そして日本から海外に住むようになり、入れ墨の思いも薄れていきました。入れ墨を入れるなら、デザインではなく意志を入れたいと思っているので、今は入れたと思いません。ただ見るのは好きです。かっこいいですね。
この記事を読んでいただきありがとうございます。
I didn’t know there was a taboo against tattoos in Japan in some places. That’s interesting to know.
Recently, there has been an increase in people who get tattoos as a fashion statement. However, in the past, tattoos were considered a symbol of yakuza or gangsters. This was probably because tattoos were seen as intimidating. As a result, it seems that people with tattoos are not allowed to enter public places like hot springs.