When something becomes a fashion, it isn’t fascinating anymore. Tattoo culture in Japan is still a taboo, but that’s why the culture is beautiful. Why do you think it is important for tattoos to be hidden? Everyone left their homes and it was the Yakuza that insured that nobody would be burgled. When the earthquake happened they responded with aid faster than the government. They do a lot of good things for our community. When little kids are raised, they’re going to read about the Yakuza and think that they are bad people. The way tattoo culture is connected to the Yakuza or criminal world has a lot to do with journalism. In the West, when we think of Japanese men in full body suits, the first thing we think of is the Yakuza.

And they want to look good, so they come here. Whatever they wear, the places they hang out, the women they walk with, and the cars they drive. HORIYOSHI 3: Yakuza always want the best, everything must be first class.

VICE: So why do you think Yakuza members like to be tattooed by you? The buzz from Horiyoshi's needle stopped abruptly as he began to chuckle, as if waking from a lucid dream. They offered me a cigarette, I anxiously asked them if I should step outside to smoke. Horiyoshi was tattooing a bright red Koi fish on their boss, a greying man in a red Champion tracksuit. The men were members of the local Yakuza family.

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