TAM: Who made your tattoos?
H: My masters’ son. and one of his apprentices. I “lend” them my body to practice. although one of them left the profession later on When I got my head tattooed I spent quite a long time with my head shaved, but then I had some awful experiences when takíng off my hat in some houses, and I let my hair grow again.

Posted on September 30th, 2009 by admin
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I have a new project, an illustration book of cut heads. I want to do fifty heads, all different, which is a bit complicated. To forcé myself to do it I am telling it to people. as to you. so I am ver-bally committmg myself, that way sure I will do it.

Posted on September 29th, 2009 by admin
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TAM: We love your picture books, and many tattoists await them as presents from heaven. Let’s talk a bit about them. H: I make my books to leave something of myself in this world and to help other artists. To make “100 Demons” I talked to Ed Hardy and I told him what I wanted to do. I just had ten drawings and I still had

Posted on September 27th, 2009 by admin
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It was a way of forcing myself to do it. As soon as he support-ed to project I threw myself into it and that very week I had made four more. After I made a book based on the history of China, “The 108 héroes of Suikoden”. I made all the drawings and I worked hard on the text.

Posted on September 27th, 2009 by admin
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TAM: When did you started your museum?
H: I opened in August 1999, but I was collecting since quite long ago. Almost all my life.
TAM: When did you start tattooing?
H: More than thirty years ago. I was 25 and I started as an apprentice of master Horiyoshi I.

Posted on September 26th, 2009 by admin
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He’s also willing to tell us his impressions about the profession of his life. This is an extract of a comradeship day with a living legend.

Posted on September 26th, 2009 by admin
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TAM: Do you think it is possible for you to come to Spain? H: Two or three years ago I was supposed to go to Barcelone. However, a friend of mine who is a clairvoyant recommended me not to go, because if I did my family was going to be in trouble. I took notice of him, because he never fails his predictions.

Posted on September 25th, 2009 by admin
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TAM: What’s your opinion on western tattoo? H: It’s not my style, but I respect it. People in Europe now get interested on Japanese style. That’s very positive. I think that if Japanese style is combined with European style good things might come out.

Posted on September 24th, 2009 by admin
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While he’s working we start chatting. During all the day we’ll keep on talking. The master is very interested in Spain, asking us about Valencia, our city, the weather, the language and Mediterranean culture in general.

Posted on September 24th, 2009 by admin
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TAM: Have you done or would you do any western tattoo?
H: No. Only Japanese traditional designs. If somebody wants a small
design or an “American way” one my apprentices are in charge of
this.

Posted on September 23rd, 2009 by admin
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