The self-taught Japanese tattooer known as Sabado opened Eccentric Tattoo Shop in Nagoya in 1993, among the first—if not the first—of Japan’s street shops.
Around the turn of the century, Hori Hiderow, a tattooist in Hiroshima, was unabashedly incorporating Japanese otaku in influences into his work.
These tattoos, which feature characters and designs from manga, anime, and video games, are aimed at otaku and done by otaku.
Below is an excerpt from said book, which I co-authored with Osaka-based tattooer and otaku clothing designer Hori Benny.