Yakuza Arrested For Breaking Sento Tattoo Ban

[Mulboyne]

Mainichi: Tattoos land yakuza boss in hot water after visit to public bath
A yakuza boss who bathed at a public bathhouse, displaying his tattoos, has been arrested, police said on Friday. Yoshiyuki Fujiura, 54, head of a criminal gang from Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, stands accused of trespassing, according to Fukuoka Prefectural Police. Fujiura reportedly admitted to the allegations. "I wanted to take a bath to relieve my fatigue," Fujiura was quoted as telling police. Fujiura allegedly bathed at a public bath in Asakura in February, neglecting a signboard that read, "No entry for tattooed customers," and ignoring the bath operator's warning. The exact date of the incident has not been determined, police said. According to police, the bathhouse operator noticed that Asakura had tattoos on his upper arms and back before warning him against taking a bath, saying, "It will cause trouble for other customers." However, the gang boss did not comply. After receiving an anonymous report in June that a tattooed man looking like a gangster was bathing at the facility, prefectural police began investigating the case. The bathing facility also filed a damage report with police the following month. On Thursday, police arrested Fujiura after determining that he had trespassed into a building by ignoring the signboard and the operator's warning. It is extremely unusual to charge a tattooed bather with trespassing, according to police.

[IkemenTommy]

It must be another slow day at Mainichi. In other news, another gaijin stole a bike in Roppongi but no Japanese were hurt.

[Iraira]

Anyone care to wager on whether this bathhouse or its proprietors will have an "unfortunate accident" in the near future....

[IkemenTommy]

Anyone care to wager on whether this bathhouse or its proprietors will have an "unfortunate accident" in the near future....

THEN, this should become news...

[Kanchou]

Why don't the yaks just 'invest' in a few bath houses? What's the point of making a killing in organized crime if you aren't going to spend it on something useful?

Also, the whole concept of banning tattoos in the first place is ridiculous. The tattoos aren't 'bothering' anyone... the fact that people are bathing with a yak is what's bothering them, and that only applies to yakuza-style tattoos anyway. And who knows, the majority of the customers probably wouldn't care.

[xenomorph42]

Why don't the yaks just 'invest' in a few bath houses? What's the point of making a killing in organized crime if you aren't going to spend it on something useful?

Also, the whole concept of banning tattoos in the first place is ridiculous. The tattoos aren't 'bothering' anyone... the fact that people are bathing with a yak is what's bothering them, and that only applies to yakuza-style tattoos anyway. And who knows, the majority of the customers probably wouldn't care.

But you know Japanese are extremely cautious they don't want to take any chances of getting complaints from other customers, not to mention that they always worry about what other people think, they always worry about that kind of stuff and possible repercussions. I agree, it is stupid, but many Japanese think, if you have a tatoo, you're a bad man. Lot of this comes from Confucius that your body comes from your parents and is an extension of your parents, so you should never desecrate your body if you respect your parents, grandparents etc., that is another reason why you don't see little girls sporting earrings at a young age. Japanese feel that natural is the best.

[Takechanpoo]

[IkemenTommy]

Lot of this comes from Confucius that your body comes from your parents and is an extension of your parents, so you should never desecrate your body if you respect your parents, grandparents etc., that is another reason why you don't see little girls sporting earrings at a young age. Japanese feel that natural is the best.

That's a really interesting comment you made there. I have noticed that most people with tattoos usually come from dysfunctional families so getting tattoos and tramp stamps are one act of rebelling against them.

Mr. Ikementommy loves only the goodie goodie two-shoes girls with no tattoos (I hate to deal with the personal drama and her fucked up past).

edit: I know a lot of you forum members disagree and personally have tattoos on your butts but that's just my personal opinion.

[Takechanpoo]

Tattooing is equal to insisting "I am a coward." in public.
This kind of dudes never try to face their own weaknesses. Instead they deceive their weaknesses by bluff(tattoo and muscle). Meanwhile real strong dudes like me who know what real strength is never need to be tattooed.

[MaxPower]

Take-not that I have seen many muscular yakuza guys.... but why do you think having muscles is a sign of weakness? Maybe we should all be lazy and work too much and not have self expression like everyone else in japan right?

[Kanchou]

Tattooing is equal to insisting "I am a coward." in public.
This kind of dudes never try to face their own weaknesses. Instead they deceive their weaknesses by bluff(tattoo and muscle). Meanwhile real strong dudes like me who know what real strength is never need to be tattooed.

I'm pretty sure that having muscles is the literal definition of strength.

[Ketou]

Tattooing is equal to insisting "I am a coward." in public.
This kind of dudes never try to face their own weaknesses. Instead they deceive their weaknesses by bluff(tattoo and muscle). Meanwhile real strong dudes like me who know what real strength is never need to be tattooed.

Like you lol......

So Japanese Fire-fighters of old were all pussies?

[Greji]

Like you lol......

So Japanese Fire-fighters of old were all pussies?

The tattoo bearers of old originally came out of the fishermen and their vendors. Since there were no firemen per se, these same people also doubled as auxilliary fire men, much like the volunteer Shobobutai out in the small villages still today.

But going back to why it has become a no-no to splash in the pool with ur colors showing, it is the law. When they passed the omnibus anti-yak bill over ten years ago, this was one of the provisions.

What people forget, is that the yaks made huge fortunes out of intimidation. i.e. You payed them large dust and they didn't enter your premises and cause trouble, intimidate customers, destroy property, etc.

Some of the provisions of the law would probably read funny in Reading, PA, but it gave owners and even the police the means which they could use to force the yaks out of certain prime areas that they had monopolized for years through fear and violence.

[IkemenTommy]

The tattoo bearers of old originally came out of the fishermen and their vendors. Since there were no firemen per se, these same people also doubled as auxilliary fire men, much like the volunteer Shobobutai out in the small villages still today.

But going back to why it has become a no-no to splash in the pool with ur colors showing, it is the law. When they passed the omnibus anti-yak bill over ten years ago, this was one of the provisions.

What people forget, is that the yaks made huge fortunes out of intimidation. i.e. You payed them large dust and they didn't enter your premises and cause trouble, intimidate customers, destroy property, etc.

Some of the provisions of the law would probably read funny in Reading, PA, but it gave owners and even the police the means which they could use to force the yaks out of certain prime areas that they had monopolized for years through fear and violence.

That is one Japanese law I can agree with. I have no problem driving those bitch yakz out of my community hood.

[xenomorph42]

The tattoo bearers of old originally came out of the fishermen and their vendors. Since there were no firemen per se, these same people also doubled as auxilliary fire men, much like the volunteer Shobobutai out in the small villages still today.

But going back to why it has become a no-no to splash in the pool with ur colors showing, it is the law. When they passed the omnibus anti-yak bill over ten years ago, this was one of the provisions.

What people forget, is that the yaks made huge fortunes out of intimidation. i.e. You payed them large dust and they didn't enter your premises and cause trouble, intimidate customers, destroy property, etc.

Some of the provisions of the law would probably read funny in Reading, PA, but it gave owners and even the police the means which they could use to force the yaks out of certain prime areas that they had monopolized for years through fear and violence.

So then who is really running things in this country and who is in charge? This always confuses mere. A few months ago, I was driving thru Kurume-shi and I saw cops all over the place some in cars, most standing outside various premises like they were guarding the Embassy or something. I found out later that they were keeping an eye on some of the Yaks that they were under house arrest(is that even possible?)and were fighting with each other, so in order to prevent possible violence or bloodshed, they were on house arrest or lockdown, if you want to call it that. Why is that the J-cops can't just round them up and put these idiots away. It's not like they're John Gotti!

[wuchan]

So then who is really running things in this country and who is in charge? This always confuses mere. A few months ago, I was driving thru Kurume-shi and I saw cops all over the place some in cars, most standing outside various premises like they were guarding the Embassy or something. I found out later that they were keeping an eye on some of the Yaks that they were under house arrest(is that even possible?)and were fighting with each other, so in order to prevent possible violence or bloodshed, they were on house arrest or lockdown, if you want to call it that. Why is that the J-cops can't just round them up and put these idiots away. It's not like they're John Gotti!

The emperor says NO!

[Taro Toporific]

Horace Bristol, Yakuza bathhouse (1946)
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[gaijinpunch]

And konyoku to boot!
Cool picture, actually.

[matsuki]

Gangsta....literally!

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Horace Bristol, Yakuza bathhouse (1946)
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Horry's got some good pics, according to GIS (including topless pearl divers). Bit erotic (and especially homoerotic) for the 1940s, I thought...interesting find.