Tattoo artist explains traditional Japanese apprenticeships

Meet Hori Benny, a tattoo artist and owner of Invasion Club tattoo studio in Japan. He sits down to talk to us about the history and changing culture of Japanese tattoos, his own grueling apprenticeship, the challenges of running a tattoo business in Japan, and his own anime-inspired "otattoo" style.--0:00 Intro0:50 Meet Hori Benny7:14 JET Programme in Kagoshima14:21 Introduction to tattoo culture20:31 Tattoo apprenticeship in Osaka32:12 First time tattooing someone35:26 What makes a good tattoo44:22 Opening Invasion Club studio46:24 History of Japanese tattoos50:27 Japanese police vs. tattooers56:25 Otattoo style1:03:33 Benny's tattoo philosophy1:10:55 Taking on an apprentice1:14:32 Expanding to Tokyo1:22:23 Looking back1:26:40 What's next--Follow Hori Benny:https://horibenny.com/https://invasion.club/https://www.instagram.com/horibenny/Follow us:https://unpacking.jp/https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapanhttps://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshortshttps://www.x.com/unpacking_japanhttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapanSubscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/