Akimitsu Takagi, one of Japan’s most prolific crime novelists, spent years secretly documenting an art form that has been shrouded by centuries of misconception
almost 70 years after it was first publishedAs an expert in Japanese tattooing, he noticed the level of detail in its references and was curious about how the author gained such intimate knowledge of the craft. On his next trip to Tokyo, Bagot arranged to visit Takagi’s daughter Akiko, who not only confirmed his passion for tattooing but revealed that he was also a photographer. In her father’s library, gathering dust between piles of books and trinkets, was an album of photographs.
“I have a lot of books about Japanese tattooing, and I know all the photos that are available on the subject,” says Bagot. Japan’s tattoo ban was lifted in 1948, so why didn’t Takagi share these images while he was alive? “I still don’t have the answer,” says Bagot. One theory is that he wanted to protect his subjects from discrimination.
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