In ancient times the Shogun, the Japanese government used to mark criminals with a tattoo to distinguish the people of other residents.
Tattoo is clearly visible with a black circle around the arm, and a ring added to increase confidence.
Usually this person is marked so that they are discriminated against tend to stick together, eventually organized mafia gang now known as "Yakuza". Yakuza tattoo has now developed into a remarkable, works full-body color.
Yakuza factions seen many days a very patriarchal in nature but women are part of society can not be separated from the Japanese gangland. Wives, mistresses and girlfriends of top Yakuza often have extensive tattooing.
Women use tattoos to indicate affiliation with the gang lifestyle; for other cases that do usually show loyalty and obedience to the Yakuza member they are involved with.
Japan is slowly losing prejudice against tattoos, tattoos and tattooed people. Young people who make the tattoo as an art form of pure body without the connotation Yakuza is the influence of Western celebrities, who have no history of bias against tattooing, tattoos tend to make more acceptable.
