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Photos: Japan's centuries-old art of 'hand-carved' tattoos
Horiyoshi III, one of Japan's top tattoo artists, demonstrates his technique at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo. Scroll through the gallery to see more tebori tattooists at work.
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Photos: Japan's centuries-old art of 'hand-carved' tattoos
Artist Horimyo tattooing the shoulder of calligrapher Hayato Suzuki in Tokyo.
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