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Irezumi (入れ墨, lit. ' inserting ink ') (also spelled 入墨 or sometimes 刺青) is the Japanese word for tattoo, and is used in English to refer to a distinctive style of Japanese tattooing, though it is also used as a blanket term to describe a number of tattoo styles originating in Japan, including tattooing traditions from both the Ainu people and the Ryukyuan Kingdom.
Horiyoshi III (Japanese: 三代目彫よし, Hepburn: Sandaime Horiyoshi, born 1946 as Yoshihito Nakano (中野 義仁)) is a horishi (tattoo artist), specializing in Japanese traditional full-body tattoos, or "suits," called Irezumi or Horimono.
NIWAKA store. NIWAKA Corporation (株式会社俄 かぶしきがいしゃにわか kabushiki-gaisha niwaka) is a Japanese jewellery manufacturer and seller. [2] The brand originated in Kyoto [1] and its designs are inspired by elements of the culture and history of the city, [3] such as the Gion Matsuri, its cityscape, the passing of the seasons and the surrounding nature.
Horimono can also refer to the practice of traditional tattooing in Japanese culture; while irezumi usually refers to any tattooing (and often has negative connotations in Japan), "horimono" is usually used to describe full-body tattoos done in the traditional style. [2]
A body suit or full body suit is an extensive tattoo, usually of a similar pattern, style or theme that covers the entire torso or the entire body. [1] They are associated with traditional Japanese tattooing as well as with some freak show and circus performers. [2]
As the definition of Tattoo (at least in Wikipedia) is equal to the definition of Irezumi ('bringing ink under the skin'), Irezumi is not "a form of tattooing", it IS tattooing — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.159.153.80 11:28, 3 June 2013 (UTC) The traditional way of tattooing in Japan is a form of tattooing.